General Discussions

[DJC]

Can we have an additional public holiday?

If so im onboard.  One for invasion day commemoration, and another for the Australia Day celebration of the Australian Open victory?

Will fit right in to the long weekend nicely IMHO.

Anything for another public holiday Thry? 

I was actually suggesting holding Australia Day on 1 Jan so we would lose a public holiday.  However, if it is to be genuine celebration of our nation, warts and all, the day should be free of other connections; May 8 springs to mind 

I guess we could keep 26 Jan as a public holiday but make the focus on Indigenous Australia.  As others have pointed out, there's a fair bit of that already but it could be more positive.