Australia
Day Message
26 January 2015
Today, across Australia, at BBQs,
citizenship ceremonies and community events, we will celebrate everything that
is good about our country.
Australia Day celebrates the ties
that bind us, the values that sustain us and the nation that we have become.
Modern Australia has an
Aboriginal heritage, a British foundation and a multicultural character.
So on Australia Day, we honour
the ancestors who were custodians of this ancient continent; we pay tribute to
our forefathers who enshrined freedom, fairness and unity in Australia’s Constitution; and we reaffirm our
commitment to make this country of ours a beacon of hope and optimism in an
uncertain world.
Because to be an Australian is to
have won the lottery of life.
But we can’t rest on our laurels
and everyone has a part to play in sustaining a country that is strong and
prosperous, free and fair.
Today, thousands of new
Australian citizens will take the pledge to live our values and to join our
team, following in the footsteps of our first modern migrants who arrived way
back on 26 January 1788.
This year we will also
commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. I hope everyone will
participate in some way.
We will also continue working
towards completing our Constitution
by recognising the first Australians. This spirit of generous inclusion has
always marked our nation at its best.
So today, we celebrate the
history that has made us who we are; the country that we love and the values
and institutions that underpin it.
I wish every one of you a very
happy Australia Day! |
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