January 26th 2025

[Deliverance]

Was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to pick that up, interestingly it wasn't by the poster that believes the date is oh so meaningful.

And I agree, I'm old enough to remember when it became a national public holiday, so it is within my lifetime that it wasn't celebrated across the country. The idea that it is a longstanding tradition that must be upheld is nonsense.

Are you old enough to remember the first Australia day celebration in 1915

 

[MPMonkeys]

The one in Canberra being the most prominent that Albo attended as a sigh of unity as Opposition leader.

I think that's the first time that has happened and probably as a consequence of his inner city electorate banning Australia Day events. So he had to go to the Canberra one.

 

[schneebly111]

2% of the population is still over 1/2 a million people. Sheer logistics mean that anything more than 2% would be a near impossibility to achieve.

Spread over an entire country.

That’s only 100 people in my 10,000 person suburb.

Actually had to start work very early on the 25th one year and drove past the local memorial service, a few dozen mostly grey haired oldies and no more.

Plenty of bored kids loitering about for most of the day however.

 

[peetoo]

He was asked a question from a journalist.

Which one sounds like a prime minister and which one sounds like Bruce ruxton dug up and energised?

You can be ‘strong’ with a moderate message. Those tending to the extremes want you to think you can only be strong with an extreme message

Australia is not a naturally nationalistic country, there have been waves of jingoism.

So the message to Dutton is you don’t need to legislate to authenticate

 

[Gough]

Spread over an entire country.

That’s only 100 people in my 10,000 person suburb.

Actually had to start work very early on the 25th one year and drove past the local memorial service, a few dozen mostly grey haired oldies and no more.

Plenty of bored kids loitering about for most of the day however.

More gays in Australia than people who attend ANZAC Day ceremonies.

Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia, 2022

Data on gender, trans and gender diverse, sexual orientation, and people born with variations of sex characteristics

www.abs.gov.au

 

[peetoo]

Legislating the holiday is peak culture warfare. What a phoney.

Like when Howard slipped in ‘a marriage is between a man and a women only’ into legislation to make sure it couldn’t be changed without huge expense and divisiveness

Mean little dick

 

[Deliverance]

I think that's the first time that has happened and probably as a consequence of his inner city electorate banning Australia Day events. So he had to go to the Canberra one.

Wait banned? Like footloose? Do individuals need to cross electorate boundaries to celebrate Australia day?

 

[MPMonkeys]

Which one sounds like a prime minister and which one sounds like Bruce ruxton dug up and energised?

You can be ‘strong’ with a moderate message. Those tending to the extremes want you to think you can only be strong with an extreme message

Australia is not a naturally nationalistic country, there have been waves of jingoism.

So the message to Dutton is you don’t need to legislate to authenticate

Frankly I think most Australians would prefer Bruce Ruxton over Albo these days. At least he had conviction with his opinions.

 

[MPMonkeys]

Wait banned? Like footloose? Do individuals need to cross electorate boundaries to celebrate Australia day?

Official events such as citizenship ceremonies and the like.

 

[Deliverance]

Official events such as citizenship ceremonies and the like.

Oh, so they chose not to run them, they're not banned.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Why am I told I need to go wave a little “Union Jack at night” flag to prove my patriotism?

You aren't.

And if you are ignore it.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Definition of woke, isn’t it? We’ll be a far better country (world) when we banish all concept of caring about others and just focus on being self-obsessed, selfish pricks.

 

[MPMonkeys]

Oh, so they chose not to run them, they're not banned.

FFS - read the context of my reply.
Semantically yes but at the end of the day who cares - its one and the same effectively.

 

[faible]

FFS - read the context of my reply.
Semantically yes but at the end of the day who cares - its one and the same effectively.

So you oppose freedom of choice?

 

[JackOutback]

There's a very simple way to get broad support for a new national day, even if it's in the deep dark of winter. Move the date while agreeing to create a new public holiday sometime in Jan/Feb. 'Agree to move the date and we'll give you another day off' is a guaranteed vote winner. Australia is a little underdone with just 10 public holidays for most states, with many other countries having 11 or 12.

 

[schneebly111]

More gays in Australia than people who attend ANZAC Day ceremonies.

Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia, 2022

Data on gender, trans and gender diverse, sexual orientation, and people born with variations of sex characteristics

www.abs.gov.au

300,000-500,000 attendees at the Sydney Mardi Gras parade alone, and that’s just for the main parade, not including all the other festivals and parties on during that time.

Sydney Anzac Memorial dawn service? About 7,000. Sure their other service in the suburbs but would have gotten no more than a few hundred each, and added all up only a fraction of the attendance of Mardi Gras.

Hey there’s a great idea - change the national day to Mardi Gras Parade night! It’s all above love, tolerance, acceptance and community which are all Aussie values. Only problem is, like Jan 26, a little too NSW centric

 

[schneebly111]

Frankly I think most Australians would prefer Bruce Ruxton over Albo these days. At least he had conviction with his opinions.

I guess by that logic most Australians would prefer Lidia Thorpe too, she has a lot of conviction as well

 

[Proper Gander]

Ahh it's that time of year again where all the phonies pretend to care about Indigenous Australians for political points scoring.

And when people genuinely care about Indigenous Australians want to say something.

Just because you’re welded to your views doesn’t mean other people aren’t interested in listening and considering. And aren’t being “political” in doing so.

 

[peetoo]

Ah Jeff. If his change was still in place no Monday 27th holiday in 2025

Workers knocked back on Anzac Day holiday

www.theage.com.au

 

[Proper Gander]

Why would the date February 1 be a meaningful and symbolic National day?

Why Monarchs birthday? Why Christmas Day? Neither are linked to a historical fact so why can’t there just be a date chosen for those who want a national day?

 

[JackFlash]

Can you name a few of the “things” you’ll be celebrating?

Celebrating who we are now and what a great country we have is a start! Just celebrate being alive and be kind!

 

[Gough]

Celebrating who we are now and what a great country we have is a start! Just celebrate being alive and be kind!

According to Spud this country is going to the dogs. Why are you celebrating failure?

 

[Proper Gander]

And how does an arbitrary date become meaningful?

By designating it a national day of celebration?

 

[schneebly111]

Celebrating who we are now and what a great country we have is a start! Just celebrate being alive and be kind!

So why do it on the date of British colonisation?

 

[Proper Gander]

By becoming a date on which people celebrate what the country has become without the baggage of a date linked to negative events for the original inhabitants of this land. It's not ****ing hard.

I also think you vastly overestimate how much of a shit people give that Captain Cook landed in NSW on this particular date. Most people couldn't care less, it's a day off in which you are told to celebrate Australia. You could give them a different day off and tell them to celebrate Australia and they would do so.

Captain Arthur Phillip actually - but in this you have made your point very well.