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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