Margaret Court s Australia Day honour has already ignited controversy, with the embargoed news broken four days before it was to be made public. Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to comment on Ms Court s award, saying he was not aware of who was being recognised on Australia Day. I can t comment on an award that s done through an independent process that hasn t been announced or I have no official knowledge of those, Mr Morrison said. This is a completely independent set of processes. It is an announcement that will be announced on that day. It is a system that recognises the full spectrum of individuals across this country. I comment on that.
Letâs bring the nation with us
January 23, 2021 â 12.05am
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Stop the nonsense and call Australia Day âAustralians Dayâ. Give us all an opportunity to celebrate the fact that we all live in the best country in the world. It is a fact that Aboriginal people were the first in our country, non-Aborigines developed it and migrants gave it a wonderful multicultural flavour.
John Langrehr, Leabrook (SA)
I despair that our government simply does not comprehend the massive insult the current Australia Day âcelebrationâ drives into the heart of our Indigenous brothers and sisters â year after year. It is beyond my comprehension that we have not fixed this appalling, continual reminder of the hurts inflicted. On January 26 I will mourn, not celebrate, the past.
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