Neglected parts of Australia Day

One of the good parts of living in Australia is the larrikin response to political officialdom and business control of holidays.
So it’s laid back fun to enjoy barbeques and mateships that thrive on Australia Day. It’s exciting to go to some of the suburban ceremonies, when new Australians get their certificates of citizenship, and swear allegiance to the Royal family of Australia
Australia Day is meant to celebrate the formation of a nation, based on the arrival of the First Fleet, in 1788.

The First Fleet of 11 ships led by HMS Sirius, left Portsmouth in 1787 with more than 1480 men, women and children onboard.
Those Brits landed in Sydney Cove in 1788 and started to rearrange the place. They brought a ready made population of their unwanted convicts and felons.
Just a few decades ago some bright government clerk thought that this event would be a good focus point to celebrate as our national day.
Some indigenous people still feel a bit resentful about British colonisation of Australia in 1788. Some of the rest of us think it’s a bit peculiar to still be carrying the British Union Jack on our national flag, so long after we left home, breaking away from the Mother Land.
Over the years a number of memorials and monuments to the achievements of the first fleet have been established around Sydney harbour.
These monuments now seem to be ignored and forgotten on Australia Day