Key Points. Australia Day has been observed on 26 January since 1935, before which the national holiday fell on other dates. Australia's primary national holiday used to be Empire Day on 24 May ...

“The 26th of January will always be a day of mourning and a day of lament for my people,” Aboriginal pastor Ray Minniecon told SBS News before Australia Day in 2018. “It was a deliberate ...

Why we celebrate Australia Day on January 26. ... 11 ships, aboard which were more than 1480 men, women and children — actually arrived at Botany Bay more than a week before, on January 18, 1788.

26 January is not Australia Day. By Everald Compton - posted Wednesday, 25 January 2023: Sign Up for free e-mail updates! Tweet. I have already celebrated Australia Day 2023. On 1 January this year, ...

Australia Day debate, ... AGAIN we ask the question why do we continue to have Australia Day on 26 of January, ... Stadium's biggest crowd since before Covid: See who was at the match.

Season to run from December 14 to January 25, with Australia's Test stars possibly available for the end of the tournament ...

Network Ten refuses to recognise Australia Day as executives declare January 26 is 'not a day of celebration' In a stunning snub of the national holiday, Network Ten has told staff it will not ...

Moving Australia Day away from January 26 could be the only way to resolve the day’s tensions, two historians have warned, as the country continues to splinter over the meaning of the date.

“A commanding majority of Australians still backing Australia day as being on the 26th of January despite years and years of relentless hostility and an open onslaught onto our way of life ...

Media Diary: ‘January 26 is January 26’: Ten boycotts Australia Day. In an internal note sent to staff, Ten’s chief content officer Beverley McGarvey says Australia Day is ‘not a day of ...

Leading 'Yes' campaigner Noel Pearson has opened up on why he thinks Australia Day should stay on its current controversial date, January 26 to 2GB's Ben Fordham on Friday.

Moving Australia Day away from January 26 could be the only way to resolve the day’s tensions, two historians have warned, as the country continues to splinter over the meaning of the date.