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26 January is not Australia Day : Comments
By Everald Compton, published 25/1/2023On 1 January this year, as I do every year, I poured a wee dram of my finest scotch whisky (Lagavulin from Isle of Islay) and quietly proposed a proud toast to Australia.
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Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 28 January 2023 10:35:14 AM
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From Arthur Philip's reports
"The First Fleet left England on 13 May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788 after a voyage whose success again owed much to Phillip's care". http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/phillip-arthur-2549 Posted by Josephus, Sunday, 29 January 2023 7:23:13 AM
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Still can't make up your minds as to whether Australia, at this present time, belongs to first nation or interlopers.
It's all about gaming....theirs one day and not the next...so on and so one. Posted by Special Delivery, Sunday, 29 January 2023 9:30:43 AM
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The 26th January will always be the day the Australia Act came into force in 1949, when all born here including aboriginals came under the one law and justice system. Changing the date means nothing to the record of History of Australia. Those that want to change the date are history revisionists. It offends their little minds that Australia in one People, they want it divided by race. There is also an undercurrent to enshrine a new immigrant's voice in parliament to represent their needs, as presented by ABC and SBS.
Posted by Josephus, Monday, 30 January 2023 8:21:04 AM
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The day the first fleet arrived was the biggest event in 65000 years !
Can you top that with any other event ? Posted by Bazz, Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10:46:11 PM
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January 26th does not celebrate the establishment of
Australia as a country. It marks the foundation of the
British colony in NSW.
Most nations celebrate their national day on the date
of independence from their colonial power, NOT the day
of colonisation.
January 26th has negative associations for ALL Australians
both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. It marks the start
of dispossession and discrimination of Indigenous Australians
and the arrival of convicts in chains.
A different date would be a significant symbolic act towards
reconciliation.
Australia day now is unrecognizable from the past more and more.
Ambassadors, citizenship ceremonies, and welcome to country pay
respect to Aboriginal Australians.
26th January is marked by Aboriginal celebrations across
the country as - invasion day, survival day - to remind us all
of what happened, our history and to celebrate the flowering of
Aboriginal spirituality, culture, and creativity that still
survives despite what was done.
We should as a nation keep on trying and work towards changing
the meaning of Australia Day. It may take time to agree on a
date but it needs to be done.
If you have a problem understanding this - I can no longer help
you. I shall not bother you any more.
Enjoy your week-end.