Let’s make Australia Day one we can all share - Amnesty International Australia

24.12.17

Tammy Solonec, Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Rights Manager // Let’s make Australia Day one we can all share - Amnesty International Australia: Although Australia Day has only been officially nationally celebrated since 1984, protesting on 26 January is not new for Aboriginal people. Protests about the celebration of Australia Day on 26 January date all the way back to the 1800s.

In 2018, Amnesty will be calling on our leaders to acknowledge this plight and start a consultation process to change the date of Australia Day so it can be celebrated by all Australians.

Over recent years, momentum to change the date has grown. Some local councils in Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria have amended their celebrations, and there has been extensive debate in the media. This year on 26 January there were large public protests across the country.