As major companies opt out of celebrating Australia’s national day, opposition leader Peter Dutton is calling on citizens to be proud of their heritage, not ashamed of it.
Australia Day, Jan. 26, marks a public holiday that commemorates the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788, which eventually led to the first European settlement being established in the country.
Yet as cancel culture—and diversity and inclusivity practices—take hold in Western democratic societies, some of Australia’s largest businesses have opted to “cancel” their traditional Australia Day celebrations.
Just last week, retail giant Kmart decided to stop producing a specific Australia Day product line….