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Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Conservative politicians are dominating Facebook advertising about changing the date of Australia Day, analysis shows.

After Woolworths announced last week that it would no longer stock Australia Day merchandise due to declining demand, the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, condemned the move as an “outrage” born from the retailer’s “woke agenda” and said most Australians likely thought the same.

Now several conservative politicians are paying for advertisements on social media platforms lobbying against changing the date.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. I don't see how or why "we" are attached to the date. Australia Day was made an official public holiday in 1994, not that long ago in retrospect. So why not change it? (I know the various states and territories were celebrating the day before 1994, but still).

I'd be in favour of having Australia Day always on a Monday or Friday, guarantees a long weekend, and is there anything more Australian than celebrating on a long weekend?