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"Every year, there are debates over the appropriateness of January 26 for a
national holiday.
Australia Day has been celebrated on different dates since its inception as a
fundraiser for the war effort in 1915. The choice of January 26, the day in
1788 when the British flag was raised in New South Wales, attracted significant
protest from First Nations, especially at the sesquicentenary in 1938 and
bicentenary in 1988.
In recent years, January 26 has become a date that divides Australians. More
than 80 local councils have chosen not to have it as a day of celebration, and
Triple J stopped using the date to hold its Hottest 100 competition in 2018.
This year, Woolworths’ commercial decision not to stock Australia Day
merchandise was met with calls to protest the supermarket giant.
If the purpose of Australia Day is to unite Australians and celebrate our
achievements as a nation, then would our Independence Day – March 3 1986 – be a
better choice?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
