Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMar 3
It's funny to think just how long it took some of the big British colonies to achieve full independence. In #Australia's case, it happened on #ThisDayInHistory in 1986 with the #AustraliaActs, removing Westminster's ability to legislate for Australia or serve as an appeals court.
MoriJan 26, 2024

I reckon #PatCummins got it about right

“I absolutely love #Australia. It’s the best country in the world by a mile. We should have an Australia Day, but we can probably find a more appropriate day to celebrate it,” Cummins said.

You don’t have to agree. But March 3rd would be better. If you don’t know why, look up the #AustraliaActs
#ChangeTheDate
#AustraliaDay
#AusPol

#PaulDaley gets it about right too.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/25/australia-day-is-on-the-nose-its-becoming-harder-to-defend-celebrating-the-date-of-an-apocalypse

Australia Day is on the nose – it’s becoming harder to defend celebrating the date of an apocalypse

No matter how indignantly the woke-as-a-pejorative crowd screech on their op-ed pages and airwaves, the cultural tide on 26 January is ebbing fast

The Guardian