Australia Day Riots - 2012 - Saumya Rauniyar By carltonnorth56 Jan 26, 2012 Mr Abbott's Speech Mr Abbott said that "I think the Indingenous people of Australia can be very proud of the respect in which they are held by every Australian and, yes, I think a lot had changed since then and I think it probably is time to move on from that." Period: Jan 26, 2012 to Jan 27, 2012 Australia Day Riots