Move Australia Day, says Australian of the Year

The nation was mature enough to have that discussion following the federal government's apology to the stolen generations last year, he said.

"We have to have a date that's more inclusive than January 26, which is the date that's chosen as the landing of the first fleet at Sydney Cove," Prof Dodson told reporters.

"To most indigenous Australians it (Australia Day) really reflects the day on which our world came crashing down.

"Many of our people call it invasion day."
Personally, I am anti moving Australia Day. Where I live, we have a high % population of Aboriginal people and I don't see them looking on today negatively. My Chinese neighbours across the road have a Australian flag in their Zen garden, next to their decorations for Chinese New Year, and the Aboriginal family next to them has both flags in their yard. Earlier, the two houses and myself (yes drunk) we out on the road singing the national anthem. Our entire street is very multicultural, yet every house has a flag out, or balloons, or something saying 'Happy Australia Day', and I'm about to go join the big street party...

Is political sensitivity getting too far out of hand? Are we too scared to sneeze, lest we offend someone, or is this a real problem we need to address? Granted, from where I'm sitting, there doesn't seem to be a problem but what do other Aussie's think?