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'It's frankly sickening': Sydney band the Presets call for Australia Day to be moved | Musique Non Stop

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Monday, January 25, 2016

'It's frankly sickening': Sydney band the Presets call for Australia Day to be moved

Electronic act say Australia Day should not fall on the anniversary of British settlement, and suggest new dates for the celebration

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A Facebook post by the Presets calling 26 January the “cruelest of anniversaries” has gone viral. The Sydney band have suggested other dates which Australia Day could be moved to, including the birthdays of writer Henry Lawson or Indigenous activist Eddie Mabo.

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Related: Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration | Nakkiah Lui

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by Monica Tan via Electronic music | The Guardian

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