Australia Day Research Paper

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Australia is one of the seven continents which has a very rich history about human life. In Australia, archeologist found one of the oldest skeletal proving human life exited over 40,000 years ago, these people are called the Australian Aborigines. The Australian Aborigines still reside there today. Due to British take over in 1788 it caused many changes for the indigenous people who were already settled there. Furthermore, today liberals, secularism, and profane people push to celebrate Australia Day on a day that indigenous people mourn the loss of their land, culture, and people. The National Australian Day Council admits that celebrating on January 26 would bring diverse opinions. For liberal Australians, they do realize the horrific circumstances …show more content…
The Australian government which is under British role will not modify the date because of their disregard for the Australian Aborigines belief. The secularism allows governments to make these decisions without any concern for other citizens. Government is celebrating the day British came over and took the land. Indigenous leaders have even proposed changing the meaning of the celebration to something else that would hopefully satisfy the indigenous and the government. Unfortunately, the officials are still opposed to any suggestions. The indigenous people view January 26 as Invasion Day a day that focuses on the downfall of their empires. January 26 marks the dreadful memories of their families being violently torn apart and tribes being entirely dismantled. In 2017, Fremantle council attempted to change the date for citizenship to January 28 but the Prime Minister Malcom Turnball declined reporting we are “sticking to” January 26. Even though January 26 is causing conflict the British run government will change the date or negotiate changing the meaning for celebration. Moreover, the worldly people who oppose the belief of the Indigenous people are only concerned with the British government. The government has voiced their opinions and do not want to change their view on changing the date for Australia Day. The Guardian Australia’s editors support the Indigenous people