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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 ...
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 ...
The referendum has the potential to amend Australia’s founding legal document for the first time since 1977. But opinion polls suggest that the amendment will be rejected as more than four-in ...
The current article states that Australia Day has been a public holiday since 1994. However, the Australia Day Wikipedia page states that Australia Day on 26 January has been a public holiday since the 1940 - although it did vary between states due to the desire to have a long weekend. Uniformity was achieved in 1988. All of these points have ...
The holiday is marked by the presentation of the Australian of the Year Awards on Australia Day Eve, announcement of the Australia Day Honours list and addresses from the governor-general and prime minister. It is an official public holiday in every state and territory.
The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is a non-profit social enterprise owned by the Australian Government and is the national coordinating body for the Australian of the Year awards and Australia Day. It was established in 1979 and incorporated as a government-owned business in 1990.
Declined. The source the original request quotes literally says the Act "came into effect on Australia Day" - i.e. Australia Day already existed. Melcous 23:17, 26 January 2023 (UTC) Hi. I too, in my ignorance (as an average Joe) thought that the 1949 celebration was the start of Australia Day celebrations. But in checking for myself.
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.