A Melbourne council is a step closer to changing its name, voting to shed its title after discovering it was dubbed after an 18th century Jamaican slave estate:
"This motion tonight is but one small step in the healing process, and goes some small way to restoring the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and giving them the respect and the rightful link to their land," he said.
"We live in challenging times and while some of us are in comfortable taxpayer jobs, there are many Moreland families doing it tough," he said.
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