As a response to protests concerning Australia Day on the 26th of January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stripped the Byron Shire Council of their right to hold citizenship ceremonies.
Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson is proposing their Australia Day Ceremony be held on January 25th in acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history.
While Mr Richardson says January 26th isn't a suitable date, the Prime Minister has labelled moves to change the date as “indulgent self loathing”.