Wattle Day: Could a new, golden Australia Day bloom in the springtime?
The fluffy golden flowers are being floated as a settling of the growing national argument over the date of Australia Day.
Tony Wright is the associate editor and special writer for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald
The fluffy golden flowers are being floated as a settling of the growing national argument over the date of Australia Day.
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