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Craig1


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Ours is up and out, will probably get wet again. But Happy Australia Day to ALL.



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Seconded.



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Yes ,happy Australia day to everyone.



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There are many reasons for Australia Day to be celebrated on January 26th
We proudly fly our national flag and the opponents to Aussie Day can get you know what?
From Irish descent but bloody proud to be an Aussie.
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Have a happy and safe aussie day all.

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Yep, put me down as one proud Australian, every day, especially on this great day of celebration.

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JayDee wrote:

There are many reasons for Australia Day to be celebrated on January 26th

We proudly fly our national flag and the opponents to Aussie Day can get you know what?

From Irish descent but bloody proud to be an Aussie.

Jay&Dee




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26/01/1949 AUSTRALIAN NATIONALITY CAME INTO EXISTANCE the NATIONALITIES AND CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 1948 was enacted and it included aboriginal and Torres strait islanders


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Happy Australia Day.

 

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I'm proud to be an Australian every day of the year, including January the 26th.

My best wishes to all who love their country, Australia.smile

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Happy Australia Day from me too. I don't have an Aussie flag on display but would be proud to do so. The lack of patriotism exhibited by some is sad (not so far on this thread).

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Yes and we are unique too. We are the only country on the planet that takes the beginning of colonisation as its national day.

How about that.



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Roast Lamb on the menu tonight, Happy Oz Day.



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DMaxer wrote:

Yes and we are unique too. We are the only country on the planet that takes the beginning of colonisation as its national day.

How about that.




please explain?

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I don't need a special day to proudly fly the Aussie Flag. I fly it every day the van is set up somewhere.

 

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Dougwe wrote:

I don't need a special day to proudly fly the Aussie Flag. I fly it every day the van is set up somewhere.

 

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 Good on ya Doug, great to see.smile



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Had the flags flapping hard all day.20240126_145058.jpg

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Love it Jade! My sentiments exactly.

PS. I think that a certain member of our fraternity would be much happier living in the UK.



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I have a flag pole mounted to the front of the house plus a full size flag stick across one of the windows on the troopie.

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"Love it Jade! My sentiments exactly.



Agreed.





As one commentator said this morning, what happened to people having different opinions and both sides allow each to have their own opinions respectfully?

"Conversations" have been altered by some that push their views relentlessly and ridicule others for simply having a different viewpoint on things?



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Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't....

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Thanks almost All for the positive responses, only one rainy day person again

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"Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't...."

Yes, that one often slips through to the keeper.....
A mate rang me yesterday going right off as all the Australia Day "celebrations" were being played out on TV.
We were in heat wave conditions and at times very breezy.
In a total fire ban.
As he asked, why then do certain sections of the community get to light fires in a total fire ban?
In NSW it is a spot fine of $2,200, if it goes to court, $5,500.
So if he had a campfire in his back paddock, he gets fined, but others do it locally and everywhere on national TV.
Why is this so???

I do not consider myself racist, but I believe in fair for one and fair for all.

I mentioned to my mate yesterday something I recalled from years ago.
Many years ago during a stint in Canberra, I had a mate owned a small fleet of taxis.
He often told me when he would regularly go past the Hyatt in the direction of new Parliament House at around 5 or 6 a.m., he would often see half a dozen of blanket clad people coming out of the high filutin' Hyatt Hotel across the road in the direction of the tent embassy. We often wondered who picked up that bill?
So, in fact the tent embassy was a bit of a misrepresentation, as it was too cold to camp out for some.
A contradiction in terms.
I am not picking on any one group, just stating facts and perceived fairness?

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Aussie1 wrote:

Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't....

 An excellent perspective.



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Aussie1 wrote:

Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't....

 Spot on mate.



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Hop over to the jokes section and Mike Harding's post, Australia day. Scroll down to find The Emily James Trio song "Don't Welcome Me To My Own Country"

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Well simply another year like every other year cleaning up broken beer bottles & takeaway wrappers off Sydney's foreshore.

 

At least no fires started this year collecting wood from the national park for a BBQ. Probably a bit too hot. Greatful that a dozen fire units were not called.

 

Good to see true Australians "caring" for Australia!



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Aussie1 wrote:

Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't....

 An excellent perspective.

 Assertions that our flag offends are a nonsense. I see them as part of the rhetoric to maintain the otherisation of aboriginal people & those who stand with them. They propogate the lie that Aboriginal people exclude themselves from being Australians. Whilst there are understandably many aboriginal people who are hurt & angry about their being excluded from Australian society, I have zero doubt that having an Australia day on a different date would be helpful in reducing that hurt & justifiable anger. To change the date would have no impact on non aboriginal people but it would be strongly symbolic of acceptance & respect for aboriginal people. The only reason I can see for resistance to such a change is resistance to showing that sort of acceptance & respect. Acceptance & respect for each other, after all, is precisely what Australia Day is supposed to represent. It is this lack of respect, under the flag, which offends. Not the flag. 

By steadfastly remaining unwilling to change the date, whilst patriotically waving the flag, is in my view as unaustralian as it is possible to be on a day intended above all to be inclusive for all Australians.

Our flag has unfortunately been hijacked by some as a symbol of resistance to change of the date, & thus a symbol not of proudly bringing us together, instead quite the the opposite. 

I long for the day when we can all fly the Australian flag together in the knowledge that that indeed is what we are doing. 

 



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....... Whilst there are understandably many aboriginal people who are hurt & angry about their being excluded from Australian society,....

 Where did that come from? I am not aware of exclusion being much of an issue in recent years. Certainly no comments along that line in this forum that I recall.

"Acceptance & respect for each other, after all, is precisely what Australia Day is supposed to represent."

Is it? And here was me thinking it was a celebration for the great country we have become. Acceptance and respect is nice, but hardly the reason for the celebration. I think patriotism and unification would be better aspects to represent.


So what date would you suggest for an Australia Day that celebrates the colonisation of this country. After all, that was the major turning point that started the country progressing towards where we are now. While some may be bitter about that, and the actions taken in the past, how long does that need to go on? If you like what Australia stands for, then stop the divisiveness and celebrate as one unified country.

 



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Cuppa wrote:

Are We Lost wrote:
Aussie1 wrote:

Isn't it weird that in Australia our flag offends so many people, yet our benefits don't....

 An excellent perspective.

 Assertions that our flag offends are a nonsense. I see them as part of the rhetoric to maintain the otherisation of aboriginal people & those who stand with them. They propogate the lie that Aboriginal people exclude themselves from being Australians. Whilst there are understandably many aboriginal people who are hurt & angry about their being excluded from Australian society, I have zero doubt that having an Australia day on a different date would be helpful in reducing that hurt & justifiable anger. To change the date would have no impact on non aboriginal people but it would be strongly symbolic of acceptance & respect for aboriginal people. The only reason I can see for resistance to such a change is resistance to showing that sort of acceptance & respect. Acceptance & respect for each other, after all, is precisely what Australia Day is supposed to represent. It is this lack of respect, under the flag, which offends. Not the flag. 

By steadfastly remaining unwilling to change the date, whilst patriotically waving the flag, is in my view as unaustralian as it is possible to be on a day intended above all to be inclusive for all Australians.

Our flag has unfortunately been hijacked by some as a symbol of resistance to change of the date, & thus a symbol not of proudly bringing us together, instead quite the the opposite. 

I long for the day when we can all fly the Australian flag together in the knowledge that that indeed is what we are doing. 

 



-- Edited by Cuppa on Saturday 27th of January 2024 12:21:36 PM




what is it about the 26 of January that is so offensive and what date would be appropriate?

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