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Ten reasons to stand tall on Australia Day – 10 reasons and one extra

22 January 2020

5:00 AM

22 January 2020

5:00 AM

As another Australia Day approaches and the inevitable wagons of shame begin to circle, it’s worth touching on the things to be thankful for and worth celebrating since Arthur Phillip’s First Fleet pulled into Sydney Cove.

Far from a time of historical lament, it is a starting point for a continuously democratic, tolerant and prosperous nation.

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