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The decision to move the holiday is seen by critics as virtue signaling—a symbolic gesture that does little to address the real social and economic problems faced by Indigenous communities, such as health disparities, law and order issues, and social disadvantage. One critic described the move as akin to “changing a date on a calendar” while ignoring persistent and pressing social issues, implying that such symbolic acts do little to improve Indigenous Australians’ lives.