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 was 87 years old at the time, having been formed on ...

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 precious day off work, eating and drinking too much with ...

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 seaboard). To American eyes, Australia Day looks like a ...

The chief executive of a Kimberley peak body has called to change the date of Australia Day celebrations. Other organisations in the region have chosen to mark Survival Day, while a local council has chosen not to acknowledge the day at all. The northern ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australians marked the 235th anniversary of British colonization Thursday with a public holiday that evokes anger at Indigenous injustice, focusing national attention on a new government push to acknowledge Australia's first ...

An Indigenous author claims Australia Day brings out 'hordes' of people adorned with 'Aussie flag tattoos' who say 'f*** the black people', 'kill the black people' and 'white power all the way'. The claim was made during fiery clashes on the first episode ...

Australia Day events have taken place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship on Sunday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday morning attended a ...

Australia’s national day, held on January 26 every year, isn’t all beer and barbeques. While many see it as a day to celebrate the Australian lifestyle, for others it’s a painful reminder of death, disease, and cultures now lost forever. Australia ...

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologized to the Jewish community Monday, a day after he was loudly booed at a vigil for the 15 killed in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack — admitting he feels the “weight of responsibility” for the hate-filled antisemitic massacre.