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It would be politically incorrect to choose a white male.
On a different note I'd just like to remind everyone the facts:
On a basis of merit:
Calling 'Australia Day' on January 26 'Invasion Day' is factually incorrect and stupid.
Why exactly, you may ask?
Well, if you google search 'what date did captain cook first set ashore botany bay' as I've done below:
http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=what+date+did+captain+cook+first+set+ashore+botany+bay
You'll learn this about OUR country:
'The crew first sighted the mainland of Australia on 19 April 1770. James Cook and some of his crew landed at Kamay Botany Bay on 29 April 1770.'
What that means, is that 'Invasion Day' should actually be remembered of 29 April, NOT 26 January.
- Because 29 April was the day that the British first put their toes upon these shores.
26 January is when we became an independent nation, no longer under the direct rule of England.