Today Is Australia Day






At sunrise on this Australia Day the Sydney Opera House was spectacularly illuminated with an artwork by Rhonda Sampson an Aboriginal Kamilaroi woman. 

Today is a celebration of all things good about living in Australia.

We are so fortunate to be living in a country without wars as in so many other lands we sadly see almost daily on the news. So many nationalities live here we are truly a multi-cultural people in every sense of the word. 

Today marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales. Proclaiming British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia.

It wasn't until 1935 that all states and territories adopted the term of Australia Day. From 1994 this date was officially a public holiday marked by awards of the Australia Day Honours list. 

We know that if it wasn't the British that first colonised this land it would, of course, have been someone else..French, Dutch... you name it. Many original inhabitants at the time suffered death and mistreatment.  

There will be protests by many first nations people today. There is every year regarding this date...this day...we call Australia Day. They refer to it as Invasion Day.

I am certain the date will be changed in time, hopefully soon, due to public demand.

We cannot change history I know but a change of date could go to help heal at least some of the wounds of the past.


Other previous blogs of mine linked to this subject...

A Controversial Subject..... June 24 2022

 I Am Australian ....              July  3 2022

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