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  1. 25th January 2010, 05:46 PM #1
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    Australia day

    I have just been on holiday to Port Stephens and it continues to dismay me that camping sites get rid of campers and caravans in place of permanent and very expensive to rent weekend dwellings

    We were talking to a bloke about the slaughter of the brumbies and the closure of many parks/tracks - the sterilization of Australia

    The quintessential Australian lifestyle of waltzing Matilda, horse's, swags, camping seems like it will be a thing of the past and Australia day will be celebrated on memories alone

    Perhaps one day they will just have a big entry fee to the country where you can see but don't touch, experiential enjoyment may be a think of the past

    Have a happy Australia day, lets hope the polititions don't forget what being Australian is all about: tolerance, acceptance and inclusion - have a good day tomorrow
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    Cool Australia day holiday

    Do you think Australia day we celabrate to-day,, is celabrated on the wrong day ??........26 january 1788,is when the first fleet sailed in to sydney harbour...not all Australians are happy with this date....the first Australians,call it invasion day,the day there country was taken off them.
    I for one would be happy to celabrate our national day on an other day.....just a thought
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  3. 26th January 2010, 06:48 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by longreach View Post
    Do you think Australia day we celabrate to-day,, is celabrated on the wrong day ??........26 january 1788,is when the first fleet sailed in to sydney harbour...not all Australians are happy with this date....the first Australians,call it invasian day,the day there country taken off them.
    I for one would be happy to celabrate our national day on an other day.....just a thought
    The can of worms is now open.
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  4. 26th January 2010, 07:39 AM #4
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    Maybe we need to change it to the day Krudd said sorry..There will be plenty who will be un-happy about that date..

    Whatever the date HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY to all...



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  5. 26th January 2010, 08:16 AM #5
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    I am all for creating another public holiday, later in the year would be great as there is a big gap between June and December.

    Just leave Jan 26th alone though because like it or not it is still a significant date.
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  6. 26th January 2010, 10:51 AM #6
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    How about some date in late May - we could call it empire day, or maybe the 4th July, somebody celebrates on that day.

    Now where's the bigger can to get this all back into.


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  7. 26th January 2010, 02:29 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by longreach View Post
    Do you think Australia day we celabrate to-day,, is celabrated on the wrong day ??........26 january 1788,is when the first fleet sailed in to sydney harbour...not all Australians are happy with this date....the first Australians,call it invasion day,the day there country was taken off them.
    I for one would be happy to celabrate our national day on an other day.....just a thought
    Ok I am happy to call it invasion day then.
    If they can not move on and celebrate the day as just being Australian, then it is their loss, so move on. I know plenty who fly the Australian flag with pride and dont live in the past. It should be a symbol of unity not division. Leave the date where it is. If the so called invasion never took place they would not have access to todays privelages and services.
    They could have been taken over by an alternate colonising nation that could have done far more damage.
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    Australia day

    I agree, we shouldn't have it on the 26th - we should just pick up our handy dandy Aboriginal calendar and pick a date :s

    Maybe change the 26th to National Thank You for the Wheel Day?
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    I'm happy to call it Invasion Day.
    The Aboriginals can think themselves lucky they weren't "Invaded" by the Portuguese or Dutch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CraigE View Post
    If the so called invasion never took place they would not have access to todays privelages and services.
    the problem with your argument is that you are assuming they had a crap life before we got here, the aborigines had a great life style it was just a different culture to the anglo's. the simplicity of there culture mixed with yours is the problem.

    Saying all that I don't think we should change the day, aborigines had wars of there own, we just had the bigger stick on the day that is life.
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