Asking for more details always sounds reasonable. But it is important to ask whether,for someone who has doubts about the Voice,any particular detail would make a difference.
While a majority wants to continue to celebrate,more people are ignoring the public holiday over brandishing an Australian flag. Now,it seems the nation is approaching a tipping point.
If we as a nation want to see “more people like us” reflected back to us through our honours system,we all need to be proactive by nominating those Australians who deserve our recognition.
The City of Sydney has moved its ceremony to January 27,with Lord Mayor Clover Moore saying the date of a national celebration should not be on Invasion Day.
The Andrews government’s quiet shelving of its Australia Day parade has been welcomed by the co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria,who described the event as an annual ‘slap in the face’.
Long may Jacinda Ardern’s compassion,courage and intellect set the standard for national leaders everywhere.
A phone call to radio personality Ray Hadley thrust the 2023 NSW Local Hero of the Year into the spotlight.
Rallies in Sydney,Melbourne and Brisbane will carry slogans of “Treaty before Voice” or “Sovereignty before Voice”.
You could cook a traditional lamb leg roast,but really,do you want to?
Woolworths,which employs 160,000 people,has told its staff they can choose to work the public holiday and take another day off.
Maaaate,there could be hope for me yet. I used to find “darl” or “hun” terribly fake and twee,but I’m coming around.