'Three in four' still want Australia Day on January 26, according to poll

NEWS: New polling suggests most people are happy to continue celebrating Australia Day on January 26, despite a concerted effort to change the date.

Australian citizenship recipients and their guests attend a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day in Brisbane.

ผู้เข้าถือสัญชาติออสเตรเลียและแขกเหรื่อที่เข้าร่วมพิธีมอบสัญชาติในวันชาติออสเตรเลียในนครบริสเบน Source: Source: AAP Image/Dan Peled

Three in four people believe Australia Day should continue to be celebrated on January 26.

Polling commissioned by right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs shows just 10 per cent of 1000 people surveyed want to change the date of the national day.

Ten days out from Australia Day, the Greens have offered to hold ceremonies on behalf of local councils who refuse to hold citizenship ceremonies on January 26 out of respect for indigenous people.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News .


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Published 16 January 2019 10:33am
Updated 16 January 2019 10:41am
By SBS Newsroom
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS News


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