

“If I was going to change the date it would be June the 3rd, which is the day when terra nullius was struck down. She says changing the date is not enough. This afternoon I sat down in Darwin, on Larrakia land, with Larrakia elder June Mills. June Mills says Australia’s national day should be celebrated on 3 June, the date the principle of terra nullius was overturned. The video has been viewed over 1 million times. But it’s her track Jungle, built around loop pedals and her powerful voice, which is expected to get her into the top ten.


One of them is self-taught 21-year-old Tash Sultana, who has just made her Hottest 100 debut with Notion at #32. But there are a few more women expected to place higher than usual in the top ten this year. Of the 70 songs so far, only 15 have been performed by bands that feature women or by female solo artists, and seven more have featured women as vocalists. We won’t be counting down the final 30 as the blog is about to close, but you can follow it on triple j’s website and stay tuned for our analysis in the morningĪ fairly dude-heavy batch of songs brings us to the top 30 of this year’s poll, with two songs in a row from Brisbane band Dune Rats at #33 and #34, and the second spot for Sticky Fingers, who went on indefinite hiatus in December after a controversial year.
#Day 26 new album 2017 update
This is the final Hottest 100 update on the blog today.
