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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 27 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Monarchists rebuked for warning of Indigenous referendum violence By political reporter Simon Cullen The Monarchists League has been accused of peddling prejudice for suggesting that a referendum to recognise Aboriginal people would be accompanied by "almost certain violence". The group has warned there is a real prospect of aggression by those who are "hostile" to white settlement, pointing to the recent vandalism of an 18th-century cottage which once belonged to Captain Cook's parents. The League says it is not opposed to reconciliation, but will not support any change that would be "detrimental" to the constitution. But the comments have drawn a swift response from 2014 Senior Australian of the Year Fred Chaney, who was co-founder of Reconciliation Australia. 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The Song of the Year prize honours the songwriters and the Kiwi pair beat rival tunes Just Give Me A Reason by Pink, Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars, Roar by Katy Perry and Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It was the 17-year-old's second Grammy after earlier winning the Best Pop Solo Performance. More » Grammys live: Lorde wins Song of the Year Stone Age Europeans had dark skin and blue eyes: study US hospital takes brain-dead pregnant woman off life support Iraqi forces bombard Fallujah as rebels hold city Thousands stage 'Day of Anger' protest against French president Business More Business » No proceeds of crime action against ex-Gunns boss John Gay The former boss of collapsed Tasmanian timber company Gunns will not be made to hand back the almost $1 million he made from insider trading. John Gay was fined $50,000 and banned from running companies for five years after being convicted of insider trading. 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