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Australia Day is not some new tradition

Sunraysia Daily

I TAKE issue with Councillor Helen Healy’s statement this week that  “the January 26 date has only been around for 28 years”. As early as the 1800s, celebratory drinking, and later anniversary dinners became customary. Helen, your belief that Australia Day is “not some big tradition” and that the date should be changed is   […]

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