Play Nice Australia Day 2025

[Eagleboy2011]

Do they, not according to the Guardian who polled in 2017, personally the Polls seems to have moved the other way since?

Unless you consider 54% an overwhelming majority.

Asked about whether the date of Australia Day should change, 54% of Indigenous Australians polled were in favour of a change compared with a total of 15% of total Australians polled.

I'm sure the Guardian poll would be balanced.

 

[Mostyn]

I've had the opposite experience

Most don't actually care, probably a small cross section of the feeling around the entire country.

I agree with Bunji. There's probably 30 or so across my workplace and it feels pretty consistent that the date holds a lot of pain for them.

 

[Mostyn]

And THIS is it.

I'm happy to have it changed, but the date needs to be of some significance rather than a random day.

Why?

We want to celebrate our nation. THAT'S what makes it significant. You're not celebrating the past, you're celebrating the present and future.

That being said ... Most countries celebrate the date they became independent, not the date they became colonised.

 

[cleanhands]

I can only go by my experiences. Almost all Aboriginal people want the date moved so they can actually celebrate Australia day.

So what date do they want to celebrate it on

 

[Mostyn]

Do they, not according to the Guardian who polled in 2017, personally the Polls seems to have moved the other way since?

Unless you consider 54% an overwhelming majority.

Asked about whether the date of Australia Day should change, 54% of Indigenous Australians polled were in favour of a change compared with a total of 15% of total Australians polled.

The percentage of Australians that want it changed has doubled since that time.

I don't know the level it's increased for indigenous people.

 

[Mostyn]

So what date do they want to celebrate it on

What date do you want to celebrate Easter?

How about the King's birthday?

 

[cleanhands]

What date do you want to celebrate Easter?

How about the King's birthday?

That’s not what I’m asking

PS I don’t have a problem with those dates

 

[FR0GGY]

What date do you want to celebrate Easter?

How about the King's birthday?

Easter’s date is never a set date.

 

[Mutineer]

Why?

We want to celebrate our nation. THAT'S what makes it significant. You're not celebrating the past, you're celebrating the present and future.

That being said ... Most countries celebrate the date they became independent, not the date they became colonised.

Yeah, well when that happens in Australia so be it, until then...

 

[Cromulant]

Easter’s date is never a set date.

Yeah that's a weird one to bring up

 

[FR0GGY]

Yeah that's a weird one to bring up

Kings birthday isn’t either I don’t believe, but I don’t celebrate that one.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So what’s the preferred date?

February 30th

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Fun Fact: Captain Cook was killed and torn to pieces by an angry tribe in Hawaii.

 

[cleanhands]

Fun Fact: Captain Cook was killed and torn to pieces by an angry tribe in

Obviously had better days

 

[Vader]

We literally started this off with someone trying to get the sanfl to sack someone for laughing at a club post.
Isn’t that very similar to wanting the club to tell people how to think?

No... it's the exact reverse. It's someone trying to tell the club how to think, not the club telling the supporters.

 

[Mostyn]

Easter’s date is never a set date.

So why does Australia Day need to be?

I mean, presumably Jesus had an actual date when he did his business, but we don't need to celebrate that. We celebrate the idea.

It's kind of obvious what I'm suggesting. We don't have to celebrate some past event. We just need to take time to stop and celebrate our country.

 

[Mostyn]

Kings birthday isn’t either I don’t believe, but I don’t celebrate that one.

It's not his actual birthday.

 

[WeeBlake]

And THIS is it.

I'm happy to have it changed, but the date needs to be of some significance rather than a random day.

Agree. It’s a bummer Federation was on 1 Jan, we would not have this problem

 

[BRL121]

Fun Fact: Captain Cook was killed and torn to pieces by an angry tribe in Hawaii.

He shouldn't have gone back for his hat.

 

[Vader]

Why?

We want to celebrate our nation. THAT'S what makes it significant. You're not celebrating the past, you're celebrating the present and future.

That being said ... Most countries celebrate the date they became independent, not the date they became colonised.

If/when we become a republic, then we can change the date to that day.

For now though, Australia became an independent nation on 1st January 1901 - and we already have a public holiday for New Years Day.

Each of the states & territories has a day celebrating their founding. 26th January 1788 is the day that the Colony of New South Wales was founded, which subsequently became the country of Australia. It is the day which the colony which led directly to Australia was founded. In lieu of a Republic Day, or New Years Day, it is the most appropriate day to celebrate our great country.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

They put us in the drunk tank again. Second year in a row.

 

[Vader]

It's not his actual birthday.

It's based on the birthday of King George V, whose birthday was June 3rd. It's been the 1st Monday after that date since 1937.

Not sure why they chose to base it on George V... but there you have it!

 

[FR0GGY]

It's not his actual birthday.

I know

 

[Vader]

So why does Australia Day need to be?

I mean, presumably Jesus had an actual date when he did his business, but we don't need to celebrate that. We celebrate the idea.

It's kind of obvious what I'm suggesting. We don't have to celebrate some past event. We just need to take time to stop and celebrate our country.

We don't know the exact date of Jesus' birth, though it's thought to have been sometime in October. December 25th is the result of early Christians co-opting a pre-existing pagan festival.

Jesus death happened at the time of Passover, as recorded in the Bible. In 2025, Passover runs from 12-20 April. Easter is from 18-21 April. Passover & Easter are both defined in terms of the lunar calendar, and are strongly aligned, so the dates on this one are pretty close to right.

 

[FR0GGY]

So why does Australia Day need to be?

I mean, presumably Jesus had an actual date when he did his business, but we don't need to celebrate that. We celebrate the idea.

It's kind of obvious what I'm suggesting. We don't have to celebrate some past event. We just need to take time to stop and celebrate our country.

I’ve already explained earlier in a reply to bunjimac