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Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Conservative politicians are dominating Facebook advertising about changing the date of Australia Day, analysis shows.

After Woolworths announced last week that it would no longer stock Australia Day merchandise due to declining demand, the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, condemned the move as an “outrage” born from the retailer’s “woke agenda” and said most Australians likely thought the same.

Now several conservative politicians are paying for advertisements on social media platforms lobbying against changing the date.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking 9th of May to commemorate the first sitting of the Australian Parliament

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But go a day earlier for m8

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is quite literally the only date that isn’t already a public holiday that I would argue against. It’s such a dumb basis for a holiday. I’d rather have a day chosen at random than be picked because of a bad pun.

While we’re at it, Star Wars Day is 25th May, the anniversary of the original film’s debut in theatres. It’s not "may the fourth be with you".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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Fair call I guess. I don't really care one way or another. But if you wanted to move the existing date rather than making a second it seems like a choice that might prove popular with people who don't want the date to move currently.