Commentary For a decade now, I have voiced my opinion on the controversy surrounding Australia Day. My views are largely unchanged and can be summarised as follows: I won’t oppose if the date for Australia Day gets changed, but I believe decisions should be made based on sound reasoning and not virtue signalling. Further, if it does get changed, and it does result in practical benefit for Aboriginal Australians or race relations, then I will gladly admit I was wrong. However, suppose a few years after a change, it still has not resulted in any practical benefit. In that case, I will then suggest that we get on with what we know makes a positive change for Aboriginal Australians—jobs, education, community safety, etc. A common criticism of celebrating Australia Day on Jan. 26 is that it is divisive. Actually, people are divisive, not dates. Any divisiveness arises from the fact …