77459 I believe the focus should be on changing attitudes, Senator McCarthy told Today. We have so much to do in our country that we can do and should be doing, and I would like to see a lot more energy into changing the attitudes of towards not only first nations people but how we can work together going forward on 26th January.
Northern Territory senator Malarndirri McCarthy speaks about the debate to change the date of Australia Day.(Nine News/Today)
The date change debate had escalated into a much more frenzied sort of discussion in recent years, she said.
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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.”
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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.