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Australia Day is Australia's national day, marking the anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet raising the British Union Jack at Sydney Cove in 1788. After the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, the official recognition and dates of Australia Day and its corresponding holidays emerged gradually and changed many times ...
This year, the often toxic argument over the colonial past and continued disadvantage for Indigenous people has taken on a new dimension – it’s the first Australia Day since voters rejected a ...
Opposing campaigners made their final pitches on Friday over changing the Australia's constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation's first referendum in ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands marked Australia's national day on Friday with "Invasion Day" rallies in support of the country's Indigenous community, many of whom want to drop celebrations or move ...
Opponents of changing the flag have made the following arguments: It is a popular symbol. [15] No alternative national flag has attained the same degree of acceptance accorded to the existing flag. [1] The flag is a unique combination of devices recognised by law, custom and tradition as Australia's chief national symbol.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Australian national holiday For the film, see Australia Day (film). Australia Day Sydney Harbour on Australia Day, 2014 Also called Anniversary Day Foundation Day Survival Day Invasion Day Observed by Australian citizens, residents and ...
Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101. Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia.
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