Triple J's Hottest 100 moved from Australia Day
Triple J’s Hottest 100 will no longer be broadcast on Australia Day in 2018.
The ABC announced in a statement on Monday that the countdown will now be broadcast on Saturday, January 27.
The broadcaster said the decision came after an online survey with 60 per cent in favour of moving the countdown to a different date.
“Heaps of you took part in our online survey as part of our review of the date of the Hottest 100,” the statement reads.
“You told us how much you love the countdown and most of you are up for a new day. We all agreed that the Hottest 100 shouldn’t be part of a debate about the day it’s on. The only debate should be about the songs.”
The ABC says the Hottest 100 has been held on different dates in the past with the inaugural countdown held on March 5, 1989.
“In fact, the 2004 countdown was on 25 January,” the statement reads.
“So, the date of the countdown has moved around and though the Hottest 100 has mostly been held on Australia Day, it’s not about Australia Day.”
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The decision has divided opinion on Twitter with some describing it as "a positive step" and other denouncing the move.
"That's terrible," one user tweeted.
"Shame on you," another said.
Good on Triple J for standing up for our First People and changing the date of the Hottest 100 from Australia Day. When the community bands together peacefully, there is no injustice we cannot right. https://t.co/0SJgK4fz3X
— Richard Di Natale (@RichardDiNatale) November 27, 2017
Greens leader Richard Di Natale was among those applauding the ABC's announcement. He said Triple J is standing up for "our First People".
"When the community bands together peacefully, there is no injustice we cannot right," he tweeted.
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