Re: General Discussions
Reply #1362 –
'Australia' was actually born as a nation, and no longer a group of independent colonies, on January 1st, 1901. Seems a logical date for Australia Day. A day when all Australians, regardless of race/religion/colour or creed, can celebrate all that is Aussie AND all our roots.
For arguments sake, parades in all capital cities, major rural cities, with floats/representations/music from all those who make up 'Australia' - indigenous Aussies, English, Greeks, Italians, Irish, Scot, Japanese, Chines, Vietnamese, Indian, Pakistani, other various Asian countries... etc., etc. Acknowledging and respecting all.
Baggers what occurred on the 1st of January 1901 stemmed from the happenings in the period between that date and 26th January 1788, there is no changing what occurred. As Lods said in reply #1351, its about how we celebrate it, the thoughts behind it and the learnings from it to ensure we are (or become) be better humans.