Fremantle to axe its Australia Day celebrations

[Super Nova]

WTF.

What a pack of politically correct tossers. How unaustralian. The council should be voted out asap. This is just wrong.

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett calls Fremantle 'disloyal' for axing Australia Day celebrations
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he is "extremely disappointed" by the City of Fremantle's decision to axe its Australia Day celebrations.
Fremantle has abandoned its Australia Day festivities in favour of what it describes as a culturally inclusive alternative celebration two days later.
The council voted in January to can its Australia Day fireworks display and replace it with a new event, called One Day.
It said it wanted to celebrate being Australian in a way that included all Australians, and believed moving away from the January 26 date was more in line with Fremantle's values.
Mr Barnett has made it clear he does not support the move.
"I am extremely disappointed in the Mayor and the City of Fremantle for doing that," he said.
"It's disloyal to our country, it's disloyal to our state, and I think it's disloyal to the community of Fremantle.
"There are people from all over the world who live in Fremantle and we come together as one people, one country on Australia Day — no one should undermine that.
"Everyone understands the history and the debate about Australia Day but Australia Day is our national day, most Aboriginal groups accept it and history is put to one side.
"Australia Day is now a day for all Australians — whatever their background, wherever they were born — and I think any group that tries to detract from that does a disservice to our country and to our people, all of our people."
The City of Fremantle has previously said the move has the support of Aboriginal people in the Fremantle area and denies the council is trying to be politically correct.


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[IQS.RLOW]

Fremantle is one of the most leftwing suburbs in WA and has typically been always ALP/Green held.

It's completely out of step with the rest of Australia and a visit there Friday or Saturday night will introduce you to the violence and shame that the left foist on the public. It should be burnt to the ground.

[Super Nova]

Next they will ban Xmas and demand we all worship the Rainbow Serpent.

[IQS.RLOW]

Next they will ban Xmas and demand we all worship the Rainbow Serpent.

That wouldn't surprise me about Freo. It's a feral leftwing cesspit.

[Black Orchid]

He should be sacked and I hope he is.

[Neferti]

He should be sacked and I hope he is.

Who?

[Black Orchid]

The idiot who decided to cancel Australia Day because it is "not for all Australians". Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettit.

[Neferti]

Will everybody in Fremantle go to work on Australia Day then? ... they can't take a day off if they aren't going to "celebrate" it, surely.

[cods]

Will everybody in Fremantle go to work on Australia Day then? ... they can't take a day off if they aren't going to "celebrate" it, surely.

thats what I asked.. I notice he didnt cancel the public holiday....how wise...hahahaha..

he could change the name and call it Invasion day... I am sure the early Australians had public holidays..

[Neferti]

I presume that the "indigenous people" are still pushing to have the word aboriginal, or whatever, in our Constitution?

As somebody remarked, somewhere, IF you were born in Australia and your parents were born in Australia and your grandparents are buried in Australia, then you ARE indigenous.

Also, isn't somebody pushing to have some sort of check/DNA test for your aboriginality BEFORE you can claim a hand out? At the moment every form you fill out has a slot to tick ... I've often wondered what would happen if you actually did tick that box? Do you need to provide PROOF that you have aboriginal blood running in your veins?