Tess Ryan (@IndigenousX) Inner Melbourne council moving citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day? Canned Australia Day (Invasion Day) celebrations. “To me, it makes sense that this change would start with local government.”Melbourne council plan to move Australia Day citizenship ceremony 'very modest' Read moreThe campaign to change the date of Australia Day has gained momentum in recent years. But on Australia Day we recognise the greatness of our achievement as Australians.”Turnbull is wrong - Australia Day and its history aren’t ‘complex’ for Indigenous people | Paul Daley Read moreShorten said that reconciliation was “more about changing hearts and minds than it is about moving public holidays”. According to the Australia Day National Council, the tradition of having a national holiday on 26 January to mark Australia Day is a “recent one”, dating back to 1994.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2017 08:22 UTC