‘The day can stay’: Mildura backs January 26 in vote

Australia Day at Nowingi, Mildura. Mildura Mayor Glenn Milne. Picture: Carmel Zaccone
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MILDURA Rural City Council has rejected a push to lobby the commonwealth to switch Australia Day from January 26.The date marks the arrival of the First Fleet, however many indigenous people regard it as “Invasion Day”.The council was one of 62 local government organis­ations to vote against the proposal at an Aust­ralian Local Government Association meeting […]

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