LineNoise@kbin.social to Australia@aussie.zone · 5 months agoSupport for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new researchtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkSupport for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new researchtheconversation.comLineNoise@kbin.social to Australia@aussie.zone · 5 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThe Commonwealth and state governments agreed to unify the celebrations on 26 January as “Australia Day” in 1946. So it is not even an age-old tradition the white supremacists like to pretend it is.
minus-square⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoSome extra context on that: Despite not being recognised nationally the foundation of the colony of NSW had been celebrated much longer
The Commonwealth and state governments agreed to unify the celebrations on 26 January as “Australia Day” in 1946. So it is not even an age-old tradition the white supremacists like to pretend it is.
Some extra context on that:
Despite not being recognised nationally the foundation of the colony of NSW had been celebrated much longer