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Dec 2^nd, 2023 at 4:38pm

Erin Molan unleashes on South Australian government for removing term 'Anzac Day' from its annual public holidays list

Sky News Australia host Erin Molan has put the spotlight on the South Australian government after the controversial decision to remove reference to ANZAC Day from its official holiday Act.

The South Australian government passed the Public Holidays Act 2023 on Thursday and replaces the Holidays Act 1910, effectively removing the mention of Anzac Day, which will now be referred to as "25 April", a day "fixed as a public holiday".

Molan started the show by addressing the state's Premier Peter Malinauskas, who said this year: "South Australia is the Defence State, I think we can all agree. We always have been and always will be. It is an honour and a privilege that we do not take lightly."

The television host fired up after airing the clip of the South Australian leader's remark, saying: "Don't you dare touch Anzac Day. Over my dead body."

"This is how those who seek to change our way of life, influence our values, demonise our history and threaten our very existence begin their campaigns," Molan said. "Little innocuous actions that seemingly don't matter - actually do."

Her late father Jim Molan was a decorated former major general who retired from the army in 2008 before turning to politics. He died this year after a battle with cancer.

The state government's advertising to encourage veterans to move to Adelaide to "work on these big and exciting defence projects" was scrutinised by a dubious Molan who said they are leaving the Australian Defence Force "in droves".

"Morale has never been lower in this country amongst our current and former servicemen and women than it is right now," she said.

"Many of them already feel unappreciated, undervalued and even despised in some quarters.

"These are the people, if you need reminding, who defend our nation from all the evil in the world. And look at the Middle East, look at Europe, look north - there's a hell of a lot of evil in the world."

"It's our annual reminder of the sacrifices made to keep us all safe. The lives given in our honour. And the least we can do is write it on a bloody calendar," she said.

"Our Defence Force doesn't need another reason to think this country is ashamed of them."
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/erin-molan-unleashes-on-south-australi...

She is dead right, except that this is not the beginning. This is the end of the beginning - newspeak.

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Reply #1 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm

Molan is a fool. ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide. She is alarmed at nothing. She like her father is being stupid. I have met Jim Molan at a conference where he was the keynote speaker. He didn't deserve the honour, even then, seeking a political career. Skynews deserves Molan as a journalist/presenter. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:53pm

Australian Soldiers, like Brian are nothing more than American Mercenaries (Sardaukhar) doing the dirty on the International Community for America and its dirty dealings.
So much for Vietnam.
So much for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.
So much for murdering Aghans armed with sandles in Afghanistan.

Nobody goes to their boring Anzac Day moans of blaming the British for their failings.

Nothing to be proud of an Institution that enslaves Civilians to die for their inabilities to do the job themselves.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 106558 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Defence Reply #3 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 6:00pm Matty/Karnal was a brave soldier in Vietnam. He goes to every ANZAC service.
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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10766 Gender:	Re: Defence Reply #4 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 7:40pm Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm: ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide. So why then, was the wording "ANZAC DAY" removed from the official 25th April public holiday?
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Reply #5 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 8:31pm

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

Molan is a fool. ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide. She is alarmed at nothing. She like her father is being stupid. I have met Jim Molan at a conference where he was the keynote speaker. He didn't deserve the honour, even then, seeking a political career. Skynews deserves Molan as a journalist/presenter. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

He was, on every count, a better man than you, vain old dribbling cymbal player.

For you, fuuukwit par excellence, to side with the erasure of Anzac Day from the calendar and its significance demonstrates, if any more demonstration was really needed, just what a morally bankrupt, spineless deformed worm you are as a matter of personal policy.

And you "moderate" the Defence board. It just shows what a stupid, idiotic 'system' of moderation we have here when a spineless fuuuuckwit like you is given the keys to Defence.

FUUUCK knows what Fd was "thinking" when he did that - and then he started your very own 'spineless apologist" thread, shitting on your morally deformed baseness. You are a spineless apologist worm - but good enough to moderate the Defence board.

Fd's idea of diversity. Or something. He tries to be more principled than you - every honourable man does - but he is not quite managing it.

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Reply #7 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:40pm

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 7:40pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide.

So why then, was the wording "ANZAC DAY" removed from the official 25th April public holiday?

Why not? Everybody knows what happens on the 25th April, Bias. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:51pm

Frank wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 8:31pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

Molan is a fool. ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide. She is alarmed at nothing. She like her father is being stupid. I have met Jim Molan at a conference where he was the keynote speaker. He didn't deserve the honour, even then, seeking a political career. Skynews deserves Molan as a journalist/presenter. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

He was, on every count, a better man than you, vain old dribbling cymbal player.

Oh, dearie, dearie, me, more ad huminem insults, Soren? You for someone who claims he wants to seriously wants to discuss issues, you always resort with ad huminem insults. Why? Does it make you feel better? Are you really that childish? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Jim Molan may have been a better man than me, I have no idea, he however stood for the Tory Party and that means he has no regard for his fellow man, like you, which is why you admire him so much, Soren. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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For you, fuuukwit par excellence, to side with the erasure of Anzac Day from the calendar and its significance demonstrates, if any more demonstration was really needed, just what a morally bankrupt, spineless deformed worm you are as a matter of personal policy.

We have seen only the erasure of the name from legislation, Soren. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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And you "moderate" the Defence board. It just shows what a stupid, idiotic 'system' of moderation we have here when a spineless fuuuuckwit like you is given the keys to Defence.

*SIGH* more ad huminem insults? Still smarting that you were banned because you refused to obey the rules? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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FUUUCK knows what Fd was "thinking" when he did that - and then he started your very own 'spineless apologist" thread, shitting on your morally deformed baseness. You are a spineless apologist worm - but good enough to moderate the Defence board.

Fd's idea of diversity. Or something. He tries to be more principled than you - every honourable man does - but he is not quite managing it.

Oh, dearie, dearie, me. I won an election from amongst the members, Soren. Remember? Such foolishness. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 42329	Re: Defence Reply #10 - Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:53pm Jasin wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:44pm: Is it true the ADF are all Gay? The reason why they don't want women in the armed forces. I attended an Army reunion today, Jasin. There were plenty of female members there. I think they were tougher than you are. Tsk, tsk, tsk...
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Reply #11 - Dec 4^th, 2023 at 12:27am

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:40pm:

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 7:40pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide.

So why then, was the wording "ANZAC DAY" removed from the official 25th April public holiday?

Why not? Everybody knows what happens on the 25th April, Bias. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

So you don't know why they removed it, and couldn't give a stuff, you just accept whatever the Labor party does, is that it?

Or you know why they removed it, but you're far too cowardly to say why

I'll tell you why they shouldn't have removed it ... it's ANZAC day ... and future generations will be asking: "Why doesn't the SA govt recognize it as such?"

I'm surprised you're so jaded and nonchalant about it, since you've got threads about remembering diggers etc

It appears you're not even a half-brain lefty, seems both your cerebral hemispheres are wasting away, as happens to two faced cowards like you

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Reply #12 - Dec 4^th, 2023 at 10:28am

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 4^th, 2023 at 12:27am:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:40pm:

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 7:40pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide.

So why then, was the wording "ANZAC DAY" removed from the official 25th April public holiday?

Why not? Everybody knows what happens on the 25th April, Bias. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

So you don't know why they removed it, and couldn't give a stuff, you just accept whatever the Labor party does, is that it?

Or you know why they removed it, but you're far too cowardly to say why

I'll tell you why they shouldn't have removed it ... it's ANZAC day ... and future generations will be asking: "Why doesn't the SA govt recognize it as such?"

I'm surprised you're so jaded and nonchalant about it, since you've got threads about remembering diggers etc

It appears you're not even a half-brain lefty, seems both your cerebral hemispheres are wasting away, as happens to two faced cowards like you

I once wrote an entire exam essay about why Australia Day should be abandoned in favour of ANZAC day as a national holiday. Gained me a distinction, from memory and that was at ADFA in my Masters Degree. Now, I knew what the 25th April was then and I know what it is, now. I once used to live in South Australia and everybody I knew, knew what happened on 25th April. You cannot erase ANZAC Day from the Australian Consciousness that easily. Time you grew up and recognised that. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #13 - Dec 4^th, 2023 at 10:42am

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 9:40pm:

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 7:40pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2023 at 5:25pm:

ANZAC Day continues to be observed and will continue to be observed in Adelaide.

So why then, was the wording "ANZAC DAY" removed from the official 25th April public holiday?

Why not? Everybody knows what happens on the 25th April, Bias. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yes, everyone knows. However the removal of the actual name ANZAC Day, along with Australia Day and Christmas Day, from the legislation and simply calling these days 'public holiday' indicates a lack of official recognition and a downplaying of their significance by the SA government.
This leaves open the possibility of discontented groups trying to rename these public holidays and claim them for airing of their pet grievances.

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