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LETTER: Date of Australia Day fit for a Queen

MAX CRUS dispels echo chamber myths and puts forward an alternative date to quell the Australia Day debate once and for all.

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OUR SAY: Alternative facts show problem with Australia Day


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The information, based from an article on Veteranweb Network by Ray Payne OAM, which has been turned into a Facebook post spread across the internet (though the original article cannot be found by Google), states that the dates of the First Fleet's arrival are wrong, and instead the celebration is based on the introduction of the Nationality and Citizenship Act, first enacted on January 26, 1948.
Unfortunately, like so many things spread on the internet, the claim does not stand up to scrutiny.
Firstly, the opinion states that it appears the anti-26th date appears to be based on Captain Cook's arrival, and goes on to say that it wasn't the First Fleet - which it states landed on January 18, 1788.

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OUR SAY: Alternative facts show real problem with Australia Day


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A recent
The information, based from an article on Veteranweb Network by Ray Payne OAM, which has been turned into a Facebook post spread across the internet (though the original article cannot be found by Google), states that the dates of the First Fleet's arrival are wrong, and instead the celebration is based on the introduction of the Nationality and Citizenship Act, first enacted on January 26, 1948.
Unfortunately, like so many things spread on the internet, the claim does not stand up to scrutiny.
Firstly, the opinion states that it appears the anti-26th date appears to be based on Captain Cook's arrival, and goes on to say that it wasn't the First Fleet - which it states landed on January 18, 1788.

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