Australia Day Is a Chance for Unity Over Division

Encouragingly, despite the indoctrination meted out during the formal years of education, young Australians aged 25-34 overwhelmingly support our national day.

A girl wrapped in an Australian flag towel smiles into the camera as thousands flock to Bondi Beach to beat the scorching heat during Australia Day in Sydney, on Jan. 26, 2019. Cole Bennetts/Getty Images

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The great majority of Australians are proud of their citizenship and heritage. Nor are they in any mood to bow to the wishes of activists and the noisy minority who want Australia Day cancelled.