http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/bob-carr/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/january-26-the-only-day-to-celebrate-understand-mourn/ This article was written for The Australian ahead of Australia Day last year and is reprinted here. MICK Dodson invites us - civilly and without a trace of anger - to open a conversation about January 26. It’s an indigenous perspective one can grasp immediately. Aborigines lived here undisturbed for maybe 60,000 years, until one particular January 26 began their dispossession, and the lesser-known story of their resistance. It has always been my view, though, that we can make this part of the commemoration. After all Anzac Day recalls a tragedy, yet is part of our big story. And we remember it with respect, nonetheless. Why is January 26 worth celebrating? There are many reasons. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Bob Carr) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/january-26-the-only-day-to-celebrate-understand-mourn/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/january-26-the-only-day-to-celebrate-understand-mourn/#item2169 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:57:49 +0000 Bob Carr | Author bios | The Punch