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| Move date of Australia Day, urges former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer | Move date of Australia Day, urges former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer |
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| Australia Day should be on the last Friday in January to boost productivity and address the “Invasion Day” debate, the former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer says. | Australia Day should be on the last Friday in January to boost productivity and address the “Invasion Day” debate, the former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer says. |
| Fischer proposes a floating Australia Day instead of the fixed January 26 date, which marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. | Fischer proposes a floating Australia Day instead of the fixed January 26 date, which marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. |
| “It is tied to the date of the arrival way back then. It’s time we had a look at it,” Fischer told AAP on Saturday. | “It is tied to the date of the arrival way back then. It’s time we had a look at it,” Fischer told AAP on Saturday. |
| He said changing the date would help address the concerns of people he said were fixated on “Invasion Day” – which many mark as the date English oppression of Aboriginal Australians began. | He said changing the date would help address the concerns of people he said were fixated on “Invasion Day” – which many mark as the date English oppression of Aboriginal Australians began. |
| He also said moving the date would help businesses, which could then plan on a long weekend every January. | He also said moving the date would help businesses, which could then plan on a long weekend every January. |
| “This would boost productivity by reducing the number of sickies which inevitably occur when Australia Day is on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,” Fischer said. | “This would boost productivity by reducing the number of sickies which inevitably occur when Australia Day is on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,” Fischer said. |
| Under his plan, Australia Day in 2017 would fall on January 27. | Under his plan, Australia Day in 2017 would fall on January 27. |
| Fischer raised the idea of changing Australia Day in a speech at the Tamar Valley Writers festival in Launceston and said his comments caused a stir among the crowd. | Fischer raised the idea of changing Australia Day in a speech at the Tamar Valley Writers festival in Launceston and said his comments caused a stir among the crowd. |
| He said the proposed change should be debated at a Council of Australian Governments meeting. | He said the proposed change should be debated at a Council of Australian Governments meeting. |
| The former ambassador to the Vatican also said Easter should be fixed each year. | The former ambassador to the Vatican also said Easter should be fixed each year. |