Sydney each year enjoys and celebrates its discovery. This anniversary
event is one of the biggest celebration gigs on the calender and is the
best excuse to become festive and enjoy the many festivals and events
that commemorate this epic event. Anything and everything that is in any
way connected to Australia is observed including the controversy of the
keynote speaker that is chosen for the Australia Day speech.
Sydney each year enjoys and celebrates its discovery. This anniversary event is one of the biggest celebration gigs on the calender and is the best excuse to become festive and enjoy the many festivals and events that commemorate this epic event. Anything and everything that is in any way connected to Australia is observed including the controversy of the keynote speaker that is chosen for the Australia Day speech.
Any Australian would consider it an honor to be chosen to give this speech. The tradition has always bestowed this honor on an Australian born citizen. This year however, the choice to deliver the speech by the council's vote has sparked some fierce controversy because the honor would be going to a non- Australian; in fact, going to a British born talk show host named Michael Parkinson.
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 widely opinionated that the keynote speaker should always and only be delivered by an Australian who calls the area home on Australian Day. The famous Australian environmentalist and musician Dr. Tim Flannery, and the politician Peter Garrett have both enjoyed this honor in the past. However the decision of the council seems to hold firm and unwavering despite all the public controversy being generated on the subject.
Australia Day is a highlight of everything wonderful that Sydney Australia has to offer and as a result the celebration will go on despite this slight controversy. Although many Australian's are on the fence about Michael Parkinson's speech most seem to be open to having a listen to what he has to say about Australia, his current home. Festivals in Australia will carry through the end of January in celebration of the Aussie anniversary.
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