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In respect for Aboriginals, we should change the date for Australia Day

Should we shift our Australia Day?, Queensland Times,  Vonnie’s View – Yvonne Gardiner’s take on the world
 24th Jan 2014  UNFORTUNATELY Australia Day seems to be as much a time of discord as it is a cause for celebration.

Many of us understand the seething resentment surrounding a day which commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788.Not only were the first inhabitants of our island colonised, they were also overrun by criminals – hardly an auspicious start to the forming of a great nation.

Despicable deeds were done by the “invaders”. Land was stolen, traditional owners were massacred, Aboriginal children were removed from their families, while adults were made to work in menial positions for little pay.

That kind of behaviour was a modus operandi for the colonisers, who had been invaded in their own land countless times. Through these hostilities, they had developed a warlike, domineering way of thinking that had no respect for any indigenous culture they encountered.

We probably should look at shifting Australia Day to another date, so every one of us can feel pride in inhabiting a great country without being reminded of the shackles of our past.http://www.qt.com.au/news/should-we-shift-our-australia-day/2147638/

January 25, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News