hehef said..






How old is Australia???

Is its age only a consideration after the British invasion, or does the nations age include the well established communities that were already thriving prior to the invasion?

Its a strange day to celebrate as most nations celebrate their national day when they received independence not when they arrived........the second time.

Unfortunately Australia day seems to be a day that not all Australians can celebrate making it a very strange day

In fact, most states didn't celebrate the day together till 1994, after the success of the bicentenary


I cant see it being a successful secular celebration until ALL Australians are united

Its a terrible example of unity when some are celebrating British History, some are celebrating Australian Independence and some are mouning the Invasion of their country.......................weird, but that's what you get when you don't reflect on history honestly.

Even the aboriginal elders were saying this year to put the invasion day crap behind them and move on. Because we CANT move on until WE do...