It is for the Australian people, individually and collectively, to make the decision when and how we want to celebrate our nation. It is up to us to create our own history and help unite the nation.
Why don’t we do something uniquely Australian and celebrate all that is good about Australians and our nation over a long weekend in January? It needs to be at a time and on a date that can bring the nation together and that everyone can support.
Once a year, we all want to celebrate being Australian, what we value and how we can do better. It is a time to acknowledge the contributions of others, a time to relax with family and friends, and a time to reflect. This long weekend could be called the Australia Long Weekend, and feature Australian honours and awards, citizenship ceremonies, events and much more spread over three days.While January 26 was relevant to settlers in NSW as the foundation day of white settlement, it was not so in other states where settlers fixed upon dates more pertinent to their particular colonisation.
To continue to celebrate our nation on January 26 makes little sense to those who live in states outside NSW. And it makes little sense to those who live in NSW who want a time to celebrate that is all-inclusive. And what is best about it? It is that we can celebrate knowing that all our fellow citizens are willing to do so too. It is for the Australian people, individually and collectively, to make the decision when and how we want to celebrate our nation.
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