mishka
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Federation was declared on January 1st, so shouldn't "Australia Day" also be on the same day?federation day.
duhh
or federation anniversary
People I've spoken to make the argument "yeah, but at least we get another holiday". That's not the point... January 26th was to do with First Fleet and so the day should be named after that.
If and when Australia gets off its backside and becomes a republic, there will never be a true "national" day of celebration (I'm excluding Anzac Day from this because it's a day of commemoration, not celebration). The European-Aboriginal contact history just has too many negative connotations for it to be a fully inclusive national celebration.
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