Australia Day!

Australia is one of my nationalities, and if I stick the concept of “Home is where the heart is”, then Australia is my home. I love this beautiful country; its people and I will be loyal to it forever, like a proud Australian.

But… as proud Australian should I celebrate Australia day or not?

When first fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in 1788, they claimed terra nullius (nobody’s land). They established a colon on January 26^th (current Australia day). That was the beginning of suffer for people who lived on the land for 65,000 years. Not a suffer but the worse things a human can do to another one for 204 years until “Mabo decision” in 1992 which was the beginning new era for indigenous right in Australia. People who lived on this land for long, Aboriginals, call it “Invasion Day”.

Can we just de-couple history from a national day and all be proud Australian?

Happy Australia Day!