Australia was not a nation on January 26, 1788

Ute Schulenberg
Updated September 28 2018 - 11:43am, first published September 26 2018 - 3:51pm
What date do you think is appropriate to celebrate our National Day?
What date do you think is appropriate to celebrate our National Day?

With Prime Minister Scott Morrison starting to back-pedal on his idea for a new national day to celebrate Indigenous people and culture, the Guardian News approached Gumbaynggirr woman and academic, Chels Marshall, for her views on the question of our National Day.

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Ute Schulenberg

Ute Schulenberg

Journalist

Journalism was always my plan but plans being what they are, I did not get to realise it until my early 40s ... and have loved every minute since. For me community journalism is the most intimate and honest place to be in this field - telling the stories of people I live with, side-by-side, every day. It is an honour.

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