The surge in recent support for January 26 as Australia’s national day suggests Australians have shed their shyness over openly expressing their views on divisive social issues.

The latest survey conducted for the Herald by research company Resolve Strategic shows support for January 26 has rocketed from 47 to 61 per cent over the past two years in the wake of the October 2023 Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum.

The findings mark a major sinking in sentiment across the electorate after the referendum. With the federal government convinced of strong momentum for the Voice, 39 per cent of voters wanted to change the date when asked in January 2023, but that had slipped to 29 per cent in November 2023, and dropped........

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