The prime minister has dodged questions over Liberal leader Peter Dutton's commitment to force councils to hold Australia Day events on January 26 if he wins the coming federal election.
Does the day need to be affixed to a particular date?
Personally, I would say yes. It’s “Australia Day”, not “have a day off in summer day”. There are enough public holidays between late December and early May anyway. I wouldn’t mind if it moved to the back half of the year. Though I wouldn’t mind too much if it did stay in summer, as long as the new date marks something significant.
Personally, I would say yes. It’s “Australia Day”, not “have a day off in summer day”. There are enough public holidays between late December and early May anyway. I wouldn’t mind if it moved to the back half of the year. Though I wouldn’t mind too much if it did stay in summer, as long as the new date marks something significant.