The Problems with Australia Day Extend Beyond its Date

Penelope Steunenberg
8 min readFeb 7, 2019

Australia is a beautiful country, filled with many beautiful people descended from cultures all over the world. We’ve got unique and magnificent wildlife, we have an amazing array of wilderness — from beaches, deserts to tropical forests. And most importantly, Australia is home to the oldest living civilisation in the world, with continuous roots dating back tens of thousands of years.

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Penelope Steunenberg

Empowering others and thinking deeply, sharing short stories with big lessons. I am especially interested in morality, philosophy, and mental illness.