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Changing Australia Day

Change 26th January to Citizenship Day,
become a Republic, and make Australia Day the anniversary
of the adoption of a Treaty with Indigenous Australians. Easy!
Australian of the Year, Aboriginal academic and activist, Professor Mick Dodson, has made the rather unremarkable point that many Indigenous Australians don’t feel overly positive about using January 26th to celebrate Australia Day.
Prof [...]