Aboriginal People Respond To “Australia Day” : I love Australia. I have a daughter born on 26th January called Matilda because she is a little parcel of precious gifts. I acknowledge the pain and suffering that the Australian Aboriginal people have suffered due to the rape, starvation, degradation and genocide of generations of their people and the decimation of country. I understand why Aboriginal peoples feel that the 26th January should be changed from "Australia Day" to "Survival Day" and I support the traditional owners of this land in decisions made by them.