Should Australia change the date of Australia Day?

Public debate about changing the date of Australia Day has intensified in recent months, as three local government councils moved to change the way they mark the occasion. 26 January is not an appropriate date to celebrate, if Australia Day is to be an occasion that all Australians can accept and enjoy.

Also asked, why we should not change the date of Australia Day?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the date of Australia Day should not change. When a local council expressed its opposition to the date by moving its festivities to another date, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull punished it by stripping it of its right to hold citizenship ceremonies.

Also to know, are shops closed on Australia Day?

Australia Day is a public holiday in all states and territories. All schools and post offices are closed. Some public transport services do not operate, and others run a reduced service. Stores are often open, but may have reduced opening hours.

Why shouldn't we change the date?

The simple reason we shouldn't change the date. JANUARY 26 should continue to be kept as our national day but not because those First Fleet ships landed essential cultural cargo. They didn't. The prime, simple reason for Australia Day staying put is that most Australians want it that way so they can salute their nation

Is anything open AUS day?

Public Life

Australia Day is a public holiday in all states and territories. All schools and post offices are closed. Some public transport services do not operate, and others run a reduced service. Stores are often open, but may have reduced opening hours.

Will Australia Day be changed?

We're changing it ourselves

In 2020 we are giving our staff the option to work on the Australia Day public holiday – Monday 27 January – and take a day off at another time. Let's have a national day of celebration that includes everyone.

Should the date of Australia Day change?

Public debate about changing the date of Australia Day has intensified in recent months, as three local government councils moved to change the way they mark the occasion. 26 January is not an appropriate date to celebrate, if Australia Day is to be an occasion that all Australians can accept and enjoy.

What Australia Day means to Aboriginal perspective?

The meaning of Australia Day for Aboriginal people

To many Aboriginal Australians there is little to celebrate and it is a commemoration of a deep loss. "Australia Day is 26 January, a date whose only significance is to mark the coming to Australia of the white people in 1788.

When Should Australia Day be celebrated?

26 January

When Should Australia Day be moved to?

A strong view in the Aboriginal community is that the date should be moved to January 27, the day after the current national holiday. This permits Aboriginal people to mourn their loss, but also to celebrate the progress our country has made in unifying all Australians.

When was Australia discovered?

1770

What does Australia Day mean to you?

it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary. Australia and to acknowledge our history. On Australia Day we celebrate all the things we love about Australia: land, sense of fair go, lifestyle, democracy, the freedoms we enjoy but particularly our people.

Was Australia invaded or settled?

In 1788 Australia was, under English law, deemed to be settled. Land law stopped being English land law, and became Australian land law. Had Australia been deemed to be conquered (or “invaded”), the interests in the land – the native title – would also have existed.

Did the British invade Australia?

The rise of the British empire in Australia

He landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed it as a British territory. The process of colonisation began in 1788. A fleet of 11 ships, containing 736 convicts, some British troops and a governor set up the first colony of New South Wales.

When was the first Aboriginal killed?

1838. Myall Creek massacre – 10 June: 28 people killed at Myall Creek near Inverell, New South Wales. This was the first Aboriginal massacre for which white European and black African settlers were successfully prosecuted.

Has Australia Day been changed?

The marking of 26 January is an important date in Australia's history and has changed over time: starting as a celebration for emancipated convicts and evolving into what is now a celebration of Australia that reflects the nation's diverse people.

Is there an Australia Day holiday in 2020?

11 the Holiday Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when New Year's Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend.

NSW Public Holidays.

Holiday	2020	2021
²Australia Day	Monday, 27 January 2020	Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Good Friday	Friday, 10 April 2020	Friday, 2 April 2021

Are Coles open on Australia Day 2020?

Coles at Australia Fair on the Gold Coast is open 9am until 7pm on both days. As for Woolworths, all its stores will be open on both Sunday and Monday except Weipa, Mission Beach, Ayr, Bowen, Charters Towers, Mt Isa, Proserpine, Blackwater, Childers, Chinchilla, Kingaroy, Roma and Pittsworth.

Do you get penalty rates on Australia Day 2020?

Paid public holiday penalty rates for the actual day. No penalty applies to working the substitute day or being rostered off on the substitute day. Paid public holiday penalty 'not worked' for one public holiday but not both. If not a Monday to Friday worker, penalties or rostered off benefits apply to 27 January 2020.

Do you get paid double time on Australia Day?

As of 2018 employees generally receive pay at a penalty rate—usually 2.5 times (known as "double time and a half") the base rate of pay—when they work on a public holiday. Besides designating days as public holidays, Australian authorities also designate some of these days as restricted trading days.

Are supermarkets open on Australia Day 2020?

Australia Day opening hours across Victoria

Victoria's Coles supermarkets will operate under normal trading hours. All Woolworths supermarkets except for the Collins Square in Melbourne will remain open for both days but it's best to double-check the revised Woolies operating hours near you.

Should Australia change the date of Australia Day?

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