http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/nt-aboriginal-leader-defends-january-26-australia-day-20170126-gtzd74.htmlThis lady has it right.
Concentrate on what we can and should be doing now and in the future instead of living in the past and blaming the people of today for something that happened hundreds of years ago - because it's not going to fix a bloody thing by moving it. Jan 26 will still come around every year and every year it'll continue to be remembered for the same reason, whether it's a recognised by a public holiday or not.
It makes you question the integrity of all these so called protesters against Australia Day - resorting to violence, in some cases, over something that has nothing to do with anybody living today but clearly don't care enough to fight or protest for equal rights, or to stop domestic violence in indigenous communities that still happens today.
Perhaps we should actually follow the Yanks for once - the holiday known as Columbus Day (the day he founded America) has been re-named to recognise Native Americans in a lot of states.
Indigenous Commemoration Day anyone?