Sigh… peak culture wars.

The IPA is a right-wing think tank that pretty much exists to mislead the public, so take this data with a grain of salt. As a side note, that article really sounds like it’s written by a teenager haha, the wording is so weird and cringy and not certainly not befitting a statistical report.

It is true that the vast majority of Australians support celebrating on 26th January though, even if the extent may not be as large as portrayed here (pollsters generally seem to show ~60-70% support). But still, to have 30-40% of the population not keen on celebrating the national holiday is extreme (hell, even 10-20% would be pretty noteworthy). The notion that “the debate is over” is pretty flawed for that reason alone.

Ultimately, even though I haven’t really heard any strong arguments for keeping the date, I don’t think there’s enough public willpower to change the date until we one day leave the monarchy, and hopefully pick a nice date in summer to recognise a new level of independence as a nation.