Australia's heritage and story is made up of 3 parts.
The Indigenous part. The British institutions that were
built, and the waves of immigration that followed.

Acknowledging only one heritage - could that be described
as "stealing" from the other heritages?

Just a thought.

The way I see it Australia Day is to reflect & celebrate the effort of all who contributed to the building of this Nation. To simply just live in Australia is not a contribution to the Nation.

Indyvidual,

That's a beautiful wish. However, so far many
Australians want the date to remain as is.
Perhaps your thought will happen sometime in
the future?

“If the British “invaded” Australia and conquered an entire continent along with its 750,000 inhabitants, all with just 200 soldiers—well, credit where credit’s due!”

Ever heard of "terra nullius?"

A library visit and a history lesson appears overdue.

For the old bloke ttbn, his understanding of history is nil. Australia was not conquered with 200 British soldiers. or by a vast army. Colonization was a gradual process, beginning in 1788 and ending around 1938, so it was a 200 year process. The end came when the colonizer had effective vanquished the original inhabitants to a point where resistance was effectively neutralized, and the colonizer dominated all aspects of the land being occupied.

p/s It took the Romans 50 years to colonize Britain. Although strong résistance remained in what is now Scotland. The Romans like the British in India relied on "vassal kings" to maintain control of new territories gained.