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Morrison criticises decision to drop ‘Australia Day’ from 26 January cricket games – video – The Guardian

The Australian prime minister has also rebuked Cricket Australia for dropping ‘Australia Day’ from promotions for games on 26 January

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The Australian prime minister has said 26 January 1788 ‘wasn’t a particularly flash day’ for the people travelling in the first fleet as he spoke about the challenge of celebrating the date for some people. ‘On Australia Day, its all about acknowledging how far we’ve come,’ he said. ‘You know, when those 12 ships turned up in Sydney, it wasn’t a particularly flash day for the people on those vessels either.’ Morrison also rebuked Cricket Australia after it dropped a reference to Australia Day in…

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