The leading No campaigner concedes his arguments against celebrations on January 26 are at odds with many opponents of the Indigenous Voice to parliament.
says the date of Australia Day should be changed to spare Indigenous people anger and grief associated with January 26, a position at odds with many opponents of the Voice to parliament.
He has made the argument since, including when he ran as a Liberal candidate at the 2019 election and said on Sunday he was still opposed to January 26. “For as long as I can remember, Indigenous people have referred to January 26 as ‘Invasion Day’. More recently we’ve also used the term ‘Survival Day’, to commemorate our achievements and survival of our nations against the odds.”He said Australia’s independence, identity and nationhood should move to a day “everyone can unite behind.”
. Asked about the Liberal preselection process for the looming vacancy this week, he said he was focused on defeating the Voice referendum.he had been consistent in opposing January 26, but said he would not support losing a summer public holiday.
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