
Australia Day 2017, Let's Celebrate
On 26 January, I plan to celebrate Australia Day with a few a friends. I will reflect on what a great country Australia is. I will also reflect on the significance of that day for Aboriginal Australians in terms of the British arrival - invasion - which resulted in much violence and turmoil for Aboriginal people. But more importantly, I will reflect on the marvellous progress made in race relations as evidenced by our celebration of Aboriginal people, their culture, achieveme