I don ' t see the problem , to be honest . A small minority of people continue to find the current date disrespectful . moving the date a few days either way literally has no effect on those who currently celebrate it . what ' s the issue ? People are so obsessed with fighting political correctness that they ' re willing to vehemently defend shit that they don ' t actually care about . Every time we have this debate the ProAustralia Day side trot out that one Indigenous person who publically agrees with their stance like it means something . Just move the date and be done with it . Australia Day is not culturally significant to those who celebrate it it ' s just a day where they sit around in their backyards eating sausages , drinking beer and doing fuck all . You could move it to any other day in Summer and have exactly the same experience .