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I've got to an assignment where I present both sides of an argument, I have two to choose from:
should the date of 26 Jan as Australia Day be changed?
is there room for Indigenous culture in modern Australian society?
I really like both options, as someone originally from NZ where it isn't perfect but our Indigenous culture is held is much more esteem, I like the culture argument but also as someone who is firmly in the move the date camp, I'm also interested in that. which should I choose?
Both tough topics to present the negative case on.
Definitely agree, this is why I'm so torn, I'm so firmly in the affirmative for both that bringing the negative is difficult to even fathom. Topic one probably allows for easier access to negative side, which attracts me to it but then I'm firmly of the opinion that I want to see a lot more Indigenous culture in todays Australia.