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Like all other self-respecting Aussies I am taking tomorrow off to celebrate good ol' Captain Cook sailing into Botany Bay. Actually that's not really what I want to be celebrating - seeing as though he didn't really 'discover' Australia, you can't discover something if people have been living here for 40,000 years already! That's a whole other argument I guess...

Anyway, my point is that I think January 26th should most definitely be spent with thongs on (not of the undewear variety but whatever), a stubby in hand, lamb on the barbie because Sam Kekovich says it makes sense, Triple J's hottest 100 playing somewhere in the background and the strong scent of Aeroguard wafting through the backyard. A wayward cricket ball wouldn't go astray either.

I think the events of the past few weeks have shown us all how much we love Australia, and more so being a part of this big crazy family called Australians. The genorisity, spirit and hard working attitudes of everyone involved in the floods clean-up and the eventually re-building of communities has made me proud to be Australian. I love being an Australian, living the lifestyle we do and appreciating the land on which we live, and I honestly try to be grateful for it more than just one day a year.

Have a happy Australia Day however you are spending it, in all honesty mine will be no doubt spent building a fence...!