I propose that Jan 26 should be National Get Over It Day. Get over what? Whatever you reckon.

That stuff about murder and brutality could be true except it wasn't me that did it nor the recently arrived. Perhaps citizenship ceremonies should include apologies for 200 years of mistreatment of the aggrieved and the aggrieved could say thanks for one or two benefits along the way.

On the booze already. How Australian!

1st January 1901 is not when Australia started. Australia Day is 26th January as still supported by 62% of Australians. Other so-called Australians don't just hate the date - they hate Australia, particularly white Australia - the British based Australia that did the hard yards for all the bludgers to come.

I'm not going to read any more of this bilge. I have said elsewhere that I don't observe the day because the carry on of a minority sickens me.

I know what I think of Australia, the majority of Australians (still) and the rubbish minority that makes all the noise, and spews hatred of white Australia, without fail, every year

Go for it Everald. I`m with you (minus the Scotch).

Actually, the settlement was driven by a need to beat the French to
making a claim. That the Aborigines had no idea of any other nation
or even the concept of a nation means they were outside the world structure.
In any case as this continent is concerned the day the first fleet
arrived was the biggest event in 65,000 years !
Surely that tops all other contenders ?

Well argued position, Everald! I agree, January Ist would be a much more inclusive and appropriate day on which to celebrate our birth as a nation. We need a day which includes every Australian and one that doesn't reignite the hurt and injustice suffered by our First Nations people. It's not a difficult change to make and should be done as soon as possible.

Having Australia Day on January 1st is a spiffing idea young Everald.

Genuine Aborigines (from birth) and the lily white and increasing majority who are fake "Aborigines" (eg. academic Race-Shifting women who "discover" their 1/16th Aboriginal "blood" but no "mob" relatives in sight when they're 50yo) might be so hungover on Jan 1st that they don't feel like protesting an Australia Day then.

And besides January 26th has already been designated Aboriginal and White Greenie Complaints Day by Albo's ABC.