Maybe Australia should stop trying to find symbolic worth in the past and instead focus on what kind of country it wants to be in the future. In 1988 Australia celebrated its bicentenary. The country ...

January 26 is Australia Day, a national holiday honoring the arrival of the British fleet into New South Wales in 1788, the start of British sovereignty over Australia (or at least its eastern ...

January 26 is fast becoming a day that divides, rather than unites our country. So here's why some people want Australia Day moved to a different date. Like most years, Aussies will spend that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protestors hold signs as they gather for an "Invasion Day" rally on Australia's national day, Australia Day, in Melbourne, ...

Australians are deeply divided over whether January 26 is an appropriate day to celebrate Australia Day – and we are no longer debating it as much as doubling down in entrenched camps. Over the past ...

A woman carries a placard at an Invasion Day rally in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Australia is marking the anniversary of British colonists settling modern day Sydney in 1788 while Indigenous ...

Thousands of people flocked to the iconic Silver Sands Beach on Monday to celebrate Australia Day, but volunteers say the ...

Aussies are “sick and tired” of the date debate, with a large majority wanting to celebrate our national day without the threat of being cancelled, as new polling shows a sharp spike in support.

A new survey reveals that young Aussies are increasingly pushing back against companies that allow staff to swap the Australia Day public holiday. The poll, conducted by the Institute of Public ...

“Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of thousands breaks into applause. It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney ...

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has reignited the Australia Day debate by urging businesses and their workers to 'stand up for our country' and celebrate the national public holiday. The patriotic ...