Dear Cossomby,

I had forgotten that January 1st was already taken as
New Years Day, and a public Holiday. And I really
don't have a problem personally in keeping January
26th as Australia Day. However, many prominent
Australian Aboriginal people feel quite strongly
about Australia Day falling on that date and look
upon it as a "whites only celebrations."

For example, Mick Dodson, Aboriginal Law Professor and
Australian of the Year, 2009 has this to say:

"90% of people are saying Australia Day should be inclusive
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
I firmly believe that some day we will choose a date that
is comprehensive and inclusive for all Australians."

And -

Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, Aboriginal Australian of the Year, 1984 -
stated that -

"I would however make a strong plea for a change of date.
Let us find a day on which we can all feel included, in
which we can all participate equally, and can celebrate our
common Australian identity."

Dear Spindoc,

Most of us are always "bending over backwards,"
trying to be accomodating. Whether its at work,
at home, with family, friends, work colleagues,
and so on. That's life. One learns at a very
early age to be flexible, tolerant, respectful,
and considerate of others. Still, perhaps these
are not concepts you're very familiar with
going by your post.

Rudd has gone, Foxy. You are stuck in a time warp.

Well Foxy, I don't know but if a couple of hundred years is not enough
what about 1000 years, will there be a recognisable aborigine in
existance then ?
I had better be careful, this is where Andrew Bolt got into trouble.
I cannot make any further remarks along that line as it is illegal.

errr hmmm errr what to say, the politically correct have gagged us.
Do the aborigines wish to go back to living as they did pre 1788 ?
I doubt it. As they do not seem to want to do that then 26/1/1788 is as
significant a date to them as it is to us.
Indeed even more so !

Why have it at all?

Let people take holidays when THEY want.

Dear Bazz,

I believe that the Aborigines will survive -
afterall the Jews have for many centuries and
are still going strong. Also -
many Aborigines live in remote areas and
off-shore islands where the Europeans have
very little interest. Also, Aboriginal culture
and languages are now being taught in schools
and this will continue as more and more Aboriginal
people become part of the mainstream and included
in our society.

Andrew Bolt got into trouble because he made factual
errors. Do you think that's what you're doing?
As for the "politically correct" trying to gagg us.
No. they are not the ones trying to gagg us - the
Abbott government is with what journalists can write
and say and so on.