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Australia Day
on this page: headlines, challenge related: australia, australia night hashtags: [|#SurvivalDay], [|#InvasionDay], [|#AustraliaDay] editing: [|January 26]

[|Editor's note: Suggestions welcome]

This week we are exploring the various narratives, counter narratives and hashtags of [|#AustraliaDay] or [|#SurvivalDay] [|#InvasionDay] and the growing request to [|#changethedate]

Planeta.com uses time to check-in on Australian friends. We also update the wiki -- australia, aboriginal australia, ozslang, wildoz and the January 26 page on Planeta.com.



Headlines
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/22/its-convenient-to-say-aboriginal-people-support-australia-day-but-its-not-true https://theconversation.com/why-australia-day-survives-despite-revealing-a-nations-rifts-and-wounds-89768 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/19/what-our-leaders-say-about-australia-day-and-where-did-it-start-anyway https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/17/linda-burney-warns-greens-push-to-change-australia-day-more-divisive-than-helpful http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/australia-day-why-our-destiny-requires-another-date-to-celebrate-20180118-h0k8vm.html http://www.tai.org.au/content/australians-laid-back-about-australia-day-poll https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/05/most-voters-want-australia-day-to-stay-on-26-january-guardian-essential-poll [] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-27/hottest-100-wont-be-held-on-australia-day-triple-j-says/9197014

[|Australia Day should be about 'deep reflection' and 'truth telling', Burney says] Wednesday 17 January 2018

 ===[|Is it time to change the date of Australia Day?] === Friday 26 January 2018  "If we were to change the date we're not denying that that happened, it's acknowledging that it happened and going let's make a decision about who we are and who we want to be."   []  What is known about the earliest encounters between the Aboriginal people and the British of the First Fleet?

⚡️ “Favorite Podcasts from Australia” by @ronmader https://twitter.com/i/moments/824432201173397504
 * 2017 Headlines**

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/yarra-council-stripped-of-citizenship-powers/8813982 http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/24/stan-grants-speech-on-racism-and-the-australian-dream-goes-viral https://www.facebook.com/ethicscentre/videos/1169353876408952/ https://www.facebook.com/NITVAustralia/videos/10153402176982005 http://mashable.com/2015/10/22/google-doodle-stolen-generation http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3416268/Australia-Day-Google-Doodle-depicts-Indigenous-Stolen-Generation.html http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/google-australia-day-doodle-focuses-aboriginals-160125204305234.html [|Stan Grant's speech on racism and the Australian dream goes viral - Guardian] []

Recommended Listening
In the lead-up to Australia Day, [|ABC Extra] reflects on what it means to be Australian.

[|Should we have a Mabo Day?] - ACT politician, Dr Chris Bourke, wants a new public holiday that indigenous Australians can celebrate.

[|Orange Sky Laundry founders are 2016 Young Australians of the Year] - Nominees for the award include people working in the areas of men's health, homelessness, immunisation, domestic violence, mental health and disability.

[|Recognising remarkable Australians: Dr Graeme Clugston] - The Australia Day honours list shines a spotlight on Australians who are quietly doing remarkable things to assist others. Dr Graeme Clugston, Medical Director at the Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital in southern Nepal, is a great example of this.

Australia Day could be celebrated on January 1st when the nation achieved self-government and the six British colonies came together under a single federal commonwealth.
 * Alternative Dates**

Key Links
[|http://www.australiaday.org.au] [] []

Australia Day Council
The National Australia Day Council (NADC), a non–profit social enterprise owned by the Australian Government, is the coordinating body for the Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day throughout Australia.It was founded in 1990, as the successor of The Australian National Day Committee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Australia_Day_Council

Spotlight: Sydney 7s
[|sydney 7s]

Artwork / Cue Yourself
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Aboriginal Australia
NITVS Survival Day Playlist January 26 marks an important day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians alike. http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/01/14/nitvs-top-40-survival-day-playlist

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Livestreaming

 * January 26, [|5-6pm Sydney]** [|What Makes Australia Great?]hosted by [|@Vintuitive] of Australia Great

Vin: We’ll be having a whole swag of great Aussie fun & games with some munging out on Vegemite and other Aussie goodness, a segment where Vicki Fitch from the US will be undertaking a test to see if she can speak enough Strayan in order to successfully pass and receive her “Honorary Aussie” status. That will all be followed by much more Aussie slang with a hot seat on rotation. There will be rewards for impressive use of Aussie slang.

Starting Time: Tuesday 5pm Sydney, 2pm Perth, 430pm Adelaide, 6am London GMT; Monday 10pm Las Vegas, 8pm Honolulu

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Songlist
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 * Cattle and Cane - The Go-Betweens**

Deep Dive
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/notebooks/oz.html

Social Web Challenge
Here's our list of social web challenges for those making the most of the global attention on all things Australia:

1. Who are your favorite Australians and friends of Australia on Twitter?

2. What conservation, tourism or Aboriginal/Indigenous events are coming up in 2018? Hashtags? (Follow up questions - How can Planeta best engage locals, participants, organizers and supporters? Can we share your livestream video?)

3. What are your favorite Australia podcasts?

4. What are your favorite Australia-focused Creative Commons-licensed photos and artwork on Flickr?

2015 #AustraliaDay Buzzword Bingo
Aboriginal - Blab - Captain Cook - Captain's Call - Homelessness - Koala - Republic - Survival

Visit! The virtual tour starts here
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