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News flash: Australia Day isn’t a ye olde tradition
It’s a strange, brutal and relatively recent quirk of Australia’s colonial history that January 26, a day that marks an invasion rather than independence, has even become our national day. It wasn’t until 1994 ― less than 30 years ago ― that all states and territories declared it a holiday.
“People love to say, ‘Oh, but it’s tradition’, and I say, ‘No, it’s not. It’s in my lifetime.’” NITV’s ’The Whole Table’ panelist Wesley Enoch told HuffPost. “It reminds us that this country loves to forget history…
“I had graduated from university and got my first job, and toured the world before they said Australia Day had to be on January 26.”
Australia Day debate puts dangers of patriotism in spotlight
By Wendy Squires
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There is a photo pinned to a board where I write that is just joyous. It was taken on Australia Day a year ago at the beach and features my dear friend John, my dog and myself. Fresh from the surf, our embrace is backlit by a sensational retreating sun and we are all beaming. If ever there was to be a caption “happy days”, this picture deserves it.
Australia Day is for many people about going to the beach.
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For John, the picture has a special relevance. He had just returned from a long stint living in the US and it was his first Australia Day back home. As we hit the beach that day and noticed crowds with flags waving and some revellers’ faces painted with the Union Jack, John flinched. The last time he had seen such a patriotic display was in Sydney’s Maroubra, where he lived before he left some 15 years earlier. As a black man, the over
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The Big Bash League s two Melbourne teams will reject Cricket Australia s move to drop the words Australia Day from its January 26 promotion.
It was a recommendation made by CA s First Nations Advisory Committee, which is co-chaired by board member and former international Mel Jones.
Teams are free to not follow the recommendation and the
Fletcher falls early
Nick Cummins, the general manager of Melbourne Stars and the commercial manager of both of the Victorian city s BBL franchises, said on Thursday that they would continue to promote the two games at the MCG on January 26 as Australia Day matches.
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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo a member of the Aboriginal community takes part in a traditional smoking ceremony that is performed as part of Australia Day celebration in Sydney. Cricket Australia has run afoul of the country s prime minister for refusing to refer to the national holiday in the marketing of three matches on Jan. 26 after a recommendation from its Indigenous advisory committee. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) January 20, 2021 - 9:53 PM
BRISBANE, Australia - Cricket Australia has run afoul of the countryâs prime minister for refusing to refer to the national holiday in the marketing of three matches on Jan. 26 after a recommendation from its Indigenous advisory committee.