The case to change Australia Day to September 1, National Wattle Day | Poll

Simon McCarthy
Updated September 2 2016 - 2:24pm, first published 2:23pm
Should we change Australia Day to National Wattle Day?
Should we change Australia Day to National Wattle Day?

SEPTEMBER 1 could be the strongest candidate as the new date to celebrate Australia Day, as debate continues around the nation of cultural sensitivities with the January 26 national day.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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