For Wright, holding national celebrations on the highly sensitive date reinforces a legacy of mistreatment of Indigenous people. The push to change the date of Jan 26 celebrations has never been stronger, with protests growing in size every year. The life expectancy of Indigenous Australians is eight years shorter than for non-Indigenous people and they are over-represented in prison, government statistics showed. The Jan 26 debate remains highly emotive in Australia. Morrison also criticised a decision by cricket authorities to no longer refer to Jan 26 as “Australia Day”.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 04:30 UTC