Change the Date
Megan Herbert
26 January 2021
In 1938, the year of Australia’s sesquicentenary, Aboriginal protestors named 26 January the Day of Mourning. Megan Herbert draws attention to this event and the current debate on moving the date of Australia Day from 26 January. Recent polling suggests most people don’t support such a move.
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