Channel 10 boycotts Australia Day: Network aired January 26 concert in 2018

Channel 10 recently told staff that the network will not celebrate Australia Day in 2023.

But just four years before boycotting the holiday, the network hosted a star-studded concert at the Sydney Opera House in 2018.

Anthony Callea, Christine Anu, Guy Sebastian, Casey Donovan, Dami Im, and Lorenzo Rositano performed at the event.

How Channel 10 broadcast a star-studded Australia Day concert just a few years ago… but now tells staff the national holiday is nothing to celebrate

It was hosted by Grant Denyer, Sandra Sully, and television actor Luke Carroll.

Australian music veterans Marcia Hines and John Paul Young also made appearances at the star-studded event.

However, next year’s Australia Day will not be celebrated by the chain with two top bosses in Ten telling employees they can go to work instead of taking the day off.

Parent company Paramount ANZ’s chief content officer, Beverley McGarvey, and co-director Jarrod Villani referred to Australia Day as ‘January 26’ only in an email sent to all programming and editorial staff last week.

Anthony Callea (right), Marcia Hines, Christine Anu, Guy Sebastian, John Paul Young, Casey Donovan (left), Dami Im and Lorenzo Rositano performed at the event.

The couple told staff it was “not a day of celebration” for indigenous peoples and said employees could decide whether they wanted to take the day off as a public holiday or work if they preferred.

“At Paramount ANZ, our goal is to create a safe place to work where cultural differences are appreciated, understood and respected,” the couple wrote in the email. The Australian Media Journal reported column.

‘For our First Nations people, we as an organization recognize that January 26 is not a day of celebration.

“We recognize that there has been a turbulent history, particularly around that date and the recognition that that date is Australia Day.”

It was hosted by Grant Denyer, Sandra Sully, and television actor Luke Carroll. In the photo Guy Sebastian

The couple said staff could choose to work over the national holiday if they didn’t feel comfortable celebrating it and could take another day of leave instead.

“We recognize that January 26 evokes different emotions for our employees across the company, and we are receptive to employees who do not feel comfortable taking this day as a public holiday,” the email said.

The heads of the network insisted that those wishing to celebrate Australia Day “reflect and respect the different perspectives and viewpoints of all Australians”.

However, next year’s Australia Day will not be celebrated by the chain with two top bosses in Ten telling employees they can go to work instead of taking the day off. Pictured: Channel 10 stars Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris

Controversy has surrounded the celebration of Australia Day in recent years, with many calling for the date to be changed in regards to indigenous Australians.

Various councils across the country have boycotted the holiday, saying it does not align with their views.

January 26, 1788 was the day the First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove, and Governor Arthur Phillip raised a Union Jack flag.

The date has become increasingly controversial, with many indigenous people observing it as a day of mourning, labeling it “Invasion Day” instead.

Network staff have been told they can work during the Australia Day public holiday. In the photo: broadcaster Sandra Sully