timrichards, 4 months ago to australia

A passing thought while I'm in Western Australia...

WA was never part of New South Wales, so 26 January 1788 - Sydney's foundation day - can have no meaning for it per se.

The only significance 26 January can have for this part of Australia is a celebration of the arrival of white settlers on the continent. So nothing to do with the modern nation state of Australia, and everything to do with white supremacy.

It really won't do as the date for a unifying national day.

#auspol #Australia #AustraliaDay #ChangeTheDate

mori, 4 months ago to australia

I reckon #PatCummins got it about right

“I absolutely love #Australia. It’s the best country in the world by a mile. We should have an Australia Day, but we can probably find a more appropriate day to celebrate it,” Cummins said.

You don’t have to agree. But March 3rd would be better. If you don’t know why, look up the #AustraliaActs
#ChangeTheDate
#AustraliaDay
#AusPol

#PaulDaley gets it about right too.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/25/australia-day-is-on-the-nose-its-becoming-harder-to-defend-celebrating-the-date-of-an-apocalypse

timrichards, 5 months ago to auspol

Let's face it, 26 January is becoming unusable as the date of our national day. Needs to be changed.

Australia Day: High commissioner to the UK cancels London gala over sensitivities

#auspol #ChangeTheDate https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/january-26-is-still-australia-day-high-commissioner-cancels-london-gala-over-sensitivities-20231129-p5enju.html