CJ

Would a public holiday in early march be good for cricket?

I think we could work with that, Sense. Now, all we need to do is declare Australia an independent sovereign state in early March - some year or another ;)

If it is not broken.... why bother to fix it?

Of course, if it is just an action to deny Australia's genuine heritage and invent some new version of history to appease the sentimental sensitivities of the emotionally anguished -

Then, that is an even better reason to leave Australia Day exactly where it is.

Col,

It was never right in the first place!
It seems that it's OK for The Brits to be Nationalistic to the point of advertising their, working class (natural state?) racist under belly. (stains of English superiority contrary to the historic reality of barbarism, arrogance, racism and exploitation even of the whites).
But if Australia as a sovereign country should want to show it's independence we should be bound by the shameful link.
To use a good old blighty term BOLLOCKS.

All,
When you're wrong you're wrong More publicity of the day is required to my regret I didn't realize the significance of the day. I change my mind March 3rd is fine by me.

To celebrate let think up a celebration that proves our independence..the US celebrate the Boston tea party. Perhaps a ceremonial burying of the union jack?

PS I'll give the *celebrations* a miss as I have problems with the concept of jingoism in any form anyway. Sadly the shameful comes with the pride. Nothing is ever wholey good or bad.

A bitter pill to swallow for some it would appear?

We have a "foreign" national as the Head of State with Reserve powers, a Jack the Ripper in the corner of our flag, but some how or another we are an independent sovereign nation.

Laughable! Toilet paper and Band Aids!

It's like this, if you want to have a Rule of Law, then apply it according to your own rules. Either Declare War, Make a Treaty or in the interests of unity, make a real new nation with Enshrined Human Rights,

BECAUSE

There were people here. It is post *Mabo* and the abolishment of *Terror Nullius* is a legal fact. Indeed the Original People are, and were not, animals to be administered under the Flora and Fauna Act.

Of course, some would say:
" Well we play by the make it up as you go along rules."

Well, what's the new rule then regarding the theft of this continent, for want of a better description, and the wholesale destruction of many of its people and language groups?

I tell what the rule is:
"RASPBERRY and %$#% your hat!"

OH Hear Hear, Good Show.

Still, today did bring some mirth. *IRON BAR TUCKEY!:*

"I'M NO AIR HOSTESS!"

AND THE CROWD CHEERS!

U c *Col* I'm not completely anti the Right. I appreciate a good body slam in the cage. I do hope we are going to see a tag team maneuver while he's down though?

;-)

Dream on
Not at all. Race isn't the reason why we should change the day. Read my last post on "does he have a point? topic" it applies here.
Short version we as a nation have and will continue to change. We are no more the white UK transplants any more than US or Canada. We are a different country with different interests. Our origins are of historical value only. Despite what Col and his ilk like to think we are.

Like all invasions eventually become integrated or separate from the 'home country' and neither curmudgeon or Anglophile will change it.
The question is when will we become a republic? not if. My guess is after Tizzy Lizzy dies. The monarch is supposed to be something special Liz can claim that. Charlie simply isn't special without puting a too fine a point on it he lives up to his name a right royal Charlie.