the real problem is not the lamb ad but the militarisation of australian nationalism | jeff sparrow /

opposite to the ad,there’s no tradition of Australians eating lamb on Australia Day for the simple reason that, until recently, or we ignored the day altogetherWaken the nation
To a modern dawn,
Shake your bonds,
Seek your goal
Find your way.
That’s from The Australia Day Song, or a ditty written by Peter Jennings and launched by Sir Mark Oliphant in 1977 in a (fruitless) attempt “to stir apathetic Australians” to take an interest in Australia Day.
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Source: theguardian.com