Australia Day Sparks Speaker Controversy In Sydney

Australia Day is one of the biggest events that occurs in Sydney each year. It is a celebration of the Anniversary date of the discovery of Sydney and is something that is celebrated throughout the region with festivals and events of epic proportions. It is a true time of rejoicing in everything Australian and that is why there is much controversy about the keynote speaker that has been chosen this year to give the Australia Day speech.

It is an honored tradition as such to get to speak at this event. Of course, this is an honor that for all intensive purposes is always given to an Australian but this year there is some controversy surrounding the council's selection of key note speaker Michael Parkinson, a non-Australian born British talk show host.

Australians are conflicted about offering a speech about Australia to someone who is not originally from here while others feel that he can provide some interesting insight being an outsider and since he has lived in Australia on and off for the past thirty years or more that he does have enough knowledge about the region to speak at this event. Overall, the decision has been made and although Michael Parkinson is a very popular, world renowned talk show host once the door is opened to allow this high honor of key note speaker to be held by someone not from the region it is probable that this has opened a door for anyone famous to come and speak at this event in the coming years.

It is a common consensus that the Australian culture and this high honor should never be mired by keynote speakers not from the region. Previous keynote speakers have included important Australian figures such as Dr. Tim Flannery, the environmentalist and musician of world fame as well as noted politician Peter Garrett. Unless the decision is overturned, the public controversy on this subject could continue.

Everything that is Sydney Australia with all the highlights that are uniquely Sydney Australia is what Australia Day is all about and will happen despite the controversy that is currently brewing. The fence is the current location of the split opinions about Michael Parkinson's as the choice to deliver the speech. While most of the attendees will listen to what he will say about Australia, which he says is his current home. The Australian festivals will continue to the end of January in celebration of everything Aussie.

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