GT Communications Gemma Tognini says there is a “shifting desire” to have a conversation around Australia Day.
“There needs to be a mature conversation,” Ms Tognini told Sky News host Kel Richards.
“I love this country; it doesn’t mean that you don’t have issues that you need to wrestle out.”
GT Communications Gemma Tognini says as an Australian, she doesn’t want to see a “potential change” to Australia Day that is born out of “animosity or division”.
“However, if in time there’s a process where … we arrive as a country at something different for the right reasons and it’s uniting us, well then that’s something that we should embrace and celebrate,” Ms Tognini told Sky News host Kel Richards.
Sky News Australia today announced the further expansion of the SkyNews.com.au team and an increased investment in its exclusive digital editorial offering as it continues to be a driving force of breaking news, exclusive commentary, and opinion online.
Australian society fraying at the seams as political leaders promote fear at the expense of hope
Political leaders have failed in their duty to provide hope to struggling Australians amid the COVID-19 pandemic and instead push a message of control, coercion and fear.
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July 3, 2021 - 8:02AM
Australian society has been set adrift as political leaders exploit fear to secure control instead of providing a hope-driven narrative for the the public to anchor themselves to during the pandemic crisis.
I’ve lost count of how many conversations I’ve had in the past week with friends who are finding themselves on the downward slide. People in my work and social circle who are struggling to feel and be normal in a situation that is the antitheses of that word.