The day was a celebration of Indigenous culture including art installations, live demonstrations, food and 14 First Nations ball kids taking to the courts for games on the day.
The first grand slam of the season also aims to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community as both players and avid tennis goers have the opportunity to partake in the “Glam Slam” as part of Pride Day this Friday. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has criticised a swathe of inner-city councils for scrapping their Australia Day citizenship ceremonies. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling
that allowed local councils greater flexibility to hold citizenship ceremonies from January 23 to January 29.
Sad
This government doesn't love it's people.. Your people worked their asses off to pay their taxes and make Australia great, and you wouldn't even give Australia Day ? Ungrateful!
TennisAustralia can get stuffed! They are driving division and pushing race based politics. They want a day for homosexuals, a day for indigenous but ignore the vast majority of Australians. They are pushing victimhood and divisive woke politics! Shameful stuff!
This is where Western Nations go wrong, appeasing minorities at the expense of the majority. It’s infecting everything and needs to be stopped.
Sporting bodies like Tennis Australia should stick to its “knitting” and leave questions concerning our nation’s cultural identity to the people
Dead set joke, what country is this again? Bar one where we appease a minority and everyone’s offended. Makes me sick
Has Novax Wankavic admitted he cheated yet. 😂
Australia turning to shit
They, like most are wrong Jan 26th isn't even the day the so called invasion happened! Jan the 26th is when Australia gained their independence from Brittish rule & Australia Nationality & citezins Act passed 1948 ! Cook arrived 28th April 1770, 1st fleet arrived Botany 18th Jan.
Hopefully the crowd will spontaneously sing the national anthem before each game in recognition.
Not so long ago our sports stars took pride in representing their country on Australia Day! It was a celebration for all Australians! What went wrong?
Can't wait to see macsween_prue hysterical reaction to this.
More self-loathing
Differing views? Whether Djokovic is going to win the Open or not is reason to stop Australia Day celebrations?!!! 3% rule now; imagine how divisive it will be when they have the power of the Constitution?!!
Go Woke - Go Broke !
Will vote with remote.
What a load of shit, Tennis Australia, yes Tennis Australia celebrate our beautiful country which is AUSTRALIA, you have no problem taking money from the Australians of whom celebrate Australia day, to come and watch tennis differing views my arse, go woke go broke.....
The IPA poll revealed support for Australia Day celebrations have seen a gradual decline in recent years, especially among 18-24 year olds, of which only 42 per cent agreed to commemorating the date Modern Education at work. Homeschool your kids.
UnAustralian
It's absolutely got out of hand now, Australia Day is Australia Day U cannot rewrite history fact end of story!.
So I will not be watching AO
Wellad this to thelist of event and shops i wont be going to anymore. Go woke go broke ffs
Good
Hope there's no welcome to country at the tennis then.. cos I don't like it
So a small vocal set of wokers have a problem so they close it down? So Victorian of them!!! People will simply not bother any longer with this shit
Plenty of differing views in relation to gay and aboriginal celebrations to. 🤬🤮
Shame, shame- and gutless jellyfish.
What a joke about time sky news supports Australia views not an agenda
On the bright side this may spare us having to watch obese Aboriginal men in red nappies dancing around like chooks.
Pathetically weak TennisAustralia
If you don't recognise Australia maybe you shouldn't be allowed to use it for your own marketing and promotion call it rasist English convict settlement open
This country is sick
Disgusting.
Once again sport is being used to drive a particular agenda, with diversity & inclusivity the latest ‘buzz words’ used to evoke emotion & sentiment, above & beyond fact concerning the significance of Australia Day. But let’s not criticize those whose agenda promotes Glam tennis.
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