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[LP]

In fact, invasion day, or the national day of mourning, has been celebrated on 26 Jan for far longer than Australia Day has been on 26 Jan.  I suspect that most Indigenous Australians, “radical” or moderate, would want to continue commemorating 26 Jan, just not as Australia Day.

I apologise for my cynicism but that very label, Invasion Day, is almost certainly a thinly veiled attempt by some to frame the groundwork for a legal compensation bid.

As far as I can tell, the protests, the mourning ceremonies, have very little to do with personal grief after so many generations and so much time has past! We celebrate Anzac Day and Armistice Day to remember, nobody is there protesting and calling for compensation.

I've stated this before, about a myriad of issues not just those in Australia, take the profit out of these disputes and you'll find only those people genuinely searching for reconciliation remain. Until then, I reserve the right to remain cynical.