Reader Request Friday 31 January AND HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!

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First off, to all my fellow Aussies: HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!  Today marks the 232nd anniversary of when the First Fleet established the Colony of New South Wales in what is now Sydney (if I'm not mistaken), marking the beginning of what would become modern Australia.
It's a day to reflect on our history - both the good and the bad - and how far we've come as a nation, and celebrate our nation, and the great democracy we've become (democratically speaking, greater than the vast majority of nations on earth - including the USA; and that's not a biased statement).
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(And yes, despite the clamourings of a small minority who - according to recent polls - only represent about 11% of the population, Australia Day is here to stay on January 26; the 71-75% support for the present date of the holiday found by recent opinion polls will certainly help ensure that.)
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/opinion/australia-day-debate-there-are-364-other-days-to-wear-a-black-armband/news-story/88cb69ef84cb215c64f90fc6102c105b
AND today I am announcing a Reader Request for this Friday, the 31st of January; ask me any questions you like before then, and I'll try to answer them on that day (or possibly Saturday).
SO ASK AWAY!
A woman in a firefighting uniform leans out the window of a fire truck waving a flag during a parade.
A crowd of people waving small Australian flags line the stret in front of Flinders St Station.
A group of people who have just attended their citizenship ceremony stand with Prime Minister Scott Morrison next to a lake
Australia Day celebrations usually spill out into public spaces and are crammed with people keen to celebrate their country – not divide it. Picture: Supplied.
Corrina Aitken paints a butterfly on the face of four-year-old Lacey Whalan from Lapstone.
Australia Day celebrations | PHOTOS
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