Anthony Albanese dodges major Australia Day question - after Peter Dutton promised huge overhaul
2 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese dodges major Australia Day question - after Peter Dutton promised huge overhaul

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese has refused to be drawn on Peter Dutton's commitment to force councils to hold Australia Day events on January 26. The Prime Minister was pressed on the issue after the Opposition Leader announced on Monday he would make it mandatory for for councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day. The Prime Minister was pressed on the issue after the Opposition Leader announced he would make it mandatory for for councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day It led to over 80 councils last year deciding against holding Australia Day ceremonies on January 26 Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, who appeared alongside Mr Albanese at the press conference, was quizzed on the issue and also sought to highlight how Mr Dutton was often a no-show at the Australia Day ceremony in Canberra. But Mr Dutton has vowed to reinstate the old rules if the Coalition wins the federal election, which must be held before May Australia Day, observed each year on January 26, marks the landing of the First Fleet in 1788 when the first governor of the British colony of New South Wales, Arthur Philip, hoisted the Union Jack at Sydney Cove.

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Invasion Day debate resurfaces
2 months ago

Invasion Day debate resurfaces

ABC  

Sabra Lane: Suspected members of a neo-Nazi group marred Australia Day protests in Adelaide. In a video on social media, the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton also defended Australia Day, saying Australians shouldn't be afraid to celebrate it. Stephanie Smail: The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the National Australia Day ceremony in Canberra and took part in citizenship presentations. As the …

Australians celebrate and protest the anniversary of British colonization
2 months ago

Australians celebrate and protest the anniversary of British colonization

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australians celebrated and protested across the country on Sunday as Australia Day drew attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election. Acknowledging the hurt that Australia Day causes many Indigenous Australians, the most disadvantaged ethnic group that accounts for 4% of the population, many businesses refer to the ”January long weekend” rather …

Australia Day 2025 citizenship events take place across the country
2 months ago

Australia Day 2025 citizenship events take place across the country

ABC  

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. "Five years ago on this day I left my country Zimbabwe, and five years later I'm an Australian citizen, so it's really exciting for me," he said. "I moved to …

Victorian councils criticised for reversing Australia Day celebrations without consultation
2 months ago

Victorian councils criticised for reversing Australia Day celebrations without consultation

ABC  

Neil Morris is a proud Yorta Yorta man and powerful voice for his people. In September 2023 the Greater Shepparton Council decided to no longer fund any Australia Day events in the shire on January 26 following community consultation. Voice referendum impacts highlighted Australian National University associate professor of public policy Mark Chou said the attitude towards celebrating Australia Day …

Australian diplomat Stephen Smith sparks uproar over Australia Day celebrations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian diplomat Stephen Smith sparks uproar over Australia Day celebrations

Daily Mail  

Australia's top diplomat in London has sparked outrage after refusing to hold any celebrations on Australia Day. Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has called on Australia's high commissioner to Britain Stephen Smith to 'get on the next plane home' following Thursday's controversial announcement. It comes after Mr Smith indicated that he may not be in London to attend next Saturday's …

Nat Barr unleashes about Australia Day with controversial message after pub group banned celebrations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nat Barr unleashes about Australia Day with controversial message after pub group banned celebrations

Daily Mail  

Sunrise host Natalie Barr has unleashed about the ongoing debates about Australia Day and called on the government to decide whether the day should continue to be celebrated. Venues boycotting Australia Day include Bungalow8, Cargo, Kingsley's Woolloomooloo, and Parkside Hotel in Sydney, as well as the Esplanade Hotel, Prince of Wales, Duke of Wellington and Garden State Hotel in Melbourne. …

'Woke' council makes massive Australia Day decision following outcry from residents
6 months ago

'Woke' council makes massive Australia Day decision following outcry from residents

Daily Mail  

One of the largest local governments in Western Australia has reversed a decision to ditch Australia Day celebrations following an outcry from locals. The City of Rockingham Council, in Perth's southwest, had announced in May last year that all celebrations relating to Australia Day would be held on the closest Saturday to January 26. The survey found that 64 per …

City of Unley council votes to reverse decision to hold Australia Day ceremonies on January 25 after community survey
6 months ago

City of Unley council votes to reverse decision to hold Australia Day ceremonies on January 25 after community survey

ABC  

An Adelaide council has reversed its decision to move Australia Day events away from January 26 after a survey found residents supported keeping ceremonies on the public holiday. The City of Unley voted 7-5 in September last year to hold citizenship ceremonies on January 25, after the federal government gave councils the option to hold events before or after the …

Three words in Anthony Albanese's Australia Day speech divide Aussies: 'You stand for nothing - what a disappointment'
1 year, 2 months ago

Three words in Anthony Albanese's Australia Day speech divide Aussies: 'You stand for nothing - what a disappointment'

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the nation to wish the country a 'Happy Australia Day' - but those three words have already divided Aussies. Aussies were divided about Mr Albanese using the term 'Happy Australia Day', including author Lauren Dubois who highlighted how it was offensive to Aboriginal people. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon are pictured at …

Australia Day: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrates those becoming citizens in citizenship ceremony
1 year, 2 months ago

Australia Day: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrates those becoming citizens in citizenship ceremony

ABC  

Australia Day began with reflections at dawn in Sydney. "It's a moment of reflection, so it's an important piece of the choreography of the day," said chair of the Australia Day Council of New South Wales, Andrew Parker. "Today our sense of togetherness is growing at 320 citizenship ceremonies right across this continent, with more than 15,000 people becoming Australian …

Local councils move Australia Day ceremonies from January 26 as attendance declines
1 year, 2 months ago

Local councils move Australia Day ceremonies from January 26 as attendance declines

ABC  

More than 80 local councils have decided to move their annual citizenship ceremonies from January 26 due to feedback from Indigenous communities and dwindling interest in local events. Key points: At least 81 councils across Australia are changing the date of their citizenship ceremonies and community awards Low attendance rates and community consultation led one council to change the date …

Sunrise host Nat Barr calls out Anthony Albanese over Australia Day: 'Most Australians are getting sick of this'
1 year, 2 months ago

Sunrise host Nat Barr calls out Anthony Albanese over Australia Day: 'Most Australians are getting sick of this'

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Australia Day traditions and revealed he will be participating in events on January 26. Barr asked agriculture minister Murray Watt if PM Anthony Albanese should be showing more leadership on the Australia Day row The PM said January 26 'commemorates the founding of the colony in New South Wales, but also in recent times, …

Generational war erupts over Australia Day: Baby boomer issues scathing message to Aussies who oppose January 26 - as Gen Z woman pushes 'change the date' and cuts off her mates who voted No to the Vo
1 year, 2 months ago

Generational war erupts over Australia Day: Baby boomer issues scathing message to Aussies who oppose January 26 - as Gen Z woman pushes 'change the date' and cuts off her mates who voted No to the Vo

Daily Mail  

It's a celebration of all that is best about Australia or a day of deep national shame, depending on who you ask. Bonnie, a soon-to-be nursing student who works at Ivy nightclub in Sydney's CBD, said she would not be celebrating Australia Day and would most likely be working. YES 2254 votes NO 283 votes Now share your opinion Mr …

Woolworths double standard called out amid Australia Day debate
1 year, 2 months ago

Woolworths double standard called out amid Australia Day debate

Daily Mail  

Aussie claims national holiday will soon cease to exist A young Aussie has warned Australia Day 'will cease to exist' in a few year's time if big corporations refuse to acknowledge the national holiday. Conservative social commentator Carla Efstratiou slammed Woolworths, which also owns Big W, after the supermarket giant revealed it will not sell Australia Day merchandise nationwide due …

Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution
2 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution

Associated Press  

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 inhabitants in the constitution. There are growing public calls to change the date of Australia Day, which is known to many Indigenous people as Invasion Day …

Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution
2 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are growing public calls to change the date …

Thousands protest ‘invasion’ on divisive Australia holiday
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands protest ‘invasion’ on divisive Australia holiday

Al Jazeera  

Australians rally in support of Indigenous rights on the anniversary of the day the British colonial fleet sailed into Sydney. Australians rally in support of Indigenous rights on the anniversary of 'Invasion Day,' the day the British colonial fleet sailed into Sydney 👇 🔗: https://t.co/ZnD3QuHSoC pic.twitter.com/pS57f19qqx — Al Jazeera English January 26, 2023 Indigenous poet Lizzie Jarrett said Sydney was …

Thousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday

NPR  

Thousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP Rick Rycroft/AP 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 inhabitants in the constitution. Sponsor Message The …

Melbourne councillors vote to review January 26 celebrations ahead of Australia Day 2023
2 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne councillors vote to review January 26 celebrations ahead of Australia Day 2023

ABC  

Melbourne City Council could dump Australia Day celebrations as part of its journey to reconciliation. Key points: Melbourne City Council is launching a review into Australia Day celebrations All but two councillors voted in favour of the motion The review is to be tabled and debated on September 6 Councillors on Monday night voted in favour of a motion put …

Melbourne City Council could scrap Australia Day celebrations
2 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne City Council could scrap Australia Day celebrations

Daily Mail  

Australia Day celebrations could be scrapped in Melbourne as the city's mayor works to create 'unity, rather than division' around the national holiday. Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor Sally Capp held a meeting on Tuesday night where the majority of the city's councillors voted in favour of a review into how January 26 would be marked in the future. Australia …

How to talk about not celebrating Australia Day
4 years, 2 months ago

How to talk about not celebrating Australia Day

ABC  

For a lot of young Aussies, January 26 is about going to the beach, having a barbeque with mates and indulging in a few bevvies. “Rather than me preaching it, or, you know, just talking at her, she then started asking me questions.” Ms Thunig explained that January 26 only became the Australia Day public holiday in 1994 and before …

Australia Day debate is exhausting and data tells us it could last another generation
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day debate is exhausting and data tells us it could last another generation

ABC  

"Sometimes it's just about surviving Survival Day," said a friend who is feeling exhausted three weeks into January. Every year, January 26 rolls around, and each time the same debate about our national day floods the country's consciousness — and for some of us it can feel tiringly predictable. A similar poll from the ANU's Social Research Centre in 2019 …

Australia Day: Why it’s so controversial
6 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day: Why it’s so controversial

CNN  

CNN — “This used to be the greatest country on Earth, but we’ve lost the plot.” It might just be a commercial – Australian Lamb’s annual As Australians deal with a record-breaking heatwave, environmental devastation and a sixth prime minister in just over a decade, the annual fierce debate over the country’s national day might be the thing that pushes …

The culture war taking place in your own backyard: Local councils and the politics of Australia Day
6 years, 2 months ago

The culture war taking place in your own backyard: Local councils and the politics of Australia Day

ABC  

Australia Day divides us like no other public holiday on our national calendar. In a manner reminiscent of the earlier "black armband/white blindfold" history wars, the 26 January Australia Day holiday now represents one of our nation's longest running points of cultural contention. More recently, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has echoed his predecessor's view, tweeting in response to Byron Council's …

Australia Day date change urged by young girl in heartfelt letter written in texta
6 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day date change urged by young girl in heartfelt letter written in texta

ABC  

A young girl has pleaded with the nation's leaders to move Australia Day because "it's a day for the Aboriginal people to feel sad and I don't think that's right". Key points: The ABC obtained nearly 20 letters, written between 2014 and January 2018 Most of the correspondence supported moving the day The Coalition has recently strengthened its support for …

Australia Day: Nearly 80 per cent of voters want national day to STAY on January 26
6 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day: Nearly 80 per cent of voters want national day to STAY on January 26

Daily Mail  

An overwhelming majority of Australians continue to reject calls for the country's national day to be moved from January 26, according to new polls. An overwhelming majority of Australians reject calls for the country's national day to be moved from January 26, according to new polls Polling commissioned by right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs showed just 10 …

Scott Morrison to force every council to issue citizenship on Australia Day
6 years, 2 months ago

Scott Morrison to force every council to issue citizenship on Australia Day

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made a drastic move to entrench January 26 as Australia Day, saying he endeavours to 'protect and respect' the day. Mr Morrison announced he will force all 537 councils across Australia to run citizenship ceremonies on January 26, The Sunday Telegraph reported. 'We believe all councils who are granted the privilege of conducting citizenship ceremonies …

My grandfather protested against Australia Day in 1938. We'll never have a reason to rejoice on that day
7 years, 2 months ago

My grandfather protested against Australia Day in 1938. We'll never have a reason to rejoice on that day

ABC  

Eighty years ago on Friday, my grandfather donned a black suit as a sign of mourning and in the hot summer heat, marched in silence through the streets of Sydney. One of the first civil rights protests by Indigenous people against their callous and discriminatory treatment in Australia, the gathering was not allowed to enter via the front door when …

Nigel Scullion says Indigenous people haven't raised Australia Day date issue with him
7 years, 2 months ago

Nigel Scullion says Indigenous people haven't raised Australia Day date issue with him

ABC  

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion claims not a single Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person has approached him about changing the date of Australia Day. Key points: Indigenous affairs adviser Chris Sarra told 7.30 earlier this week celebrations on January 26 were "dividing Australia" Senator Scullion claims no-one from the Indigenous community has raised the issue with him Changing the …

Australia Day: Most Australians don't mind what date it's held, according to new poll
7 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day: Most Australians don't mind what date it's held, according to new poll

ABC  

Do we need to change the date of Australia Day? Key points: Less than half of respondents identified the First Fleet as the reason why January 26 is the current date Greens leader Richard Di Natale says the results demonstrate "a great opportunity to move the nation forward" Nearly half — 49 per cent — of those surveyed believe Australia …

Australia Day dividing Australians and excluding Indigenous people, says Professor Chris Sarra
7 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day dividing Australians and excluding Indigenous people, says Professor Chris Sarra

ABC  

The date of Australia Day is dividing Australians and excluding Indigenous people, according to one of Australia's most influential Aboriginal voices. Key points: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull disappointed by calls to change Australia Day date Professor Chris Sarra says the date excludes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people The government believes changing the date is a denial of history "Regrettably …

Sydney's Australia Day celebrations should be moved, says independent MP Alex Greenwich
7 years, 2 months ago

Sydney's Australia Day celebrations should be moved, says independent MP Alex Greenwich

ABC  

The harbour city's Australia Day celebrations should be moved from January 26, according to independent MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich, who says he felt uncomfortable on the date last year. "It was the day that brutal colonisation started and it was horrific for Australia's first people," he said. Boycotting Australia Day 'un-Australian' The issue of changing the date continues to …

Australia Day: Five years ago, Flinders Island community quietly axed celebrations
7 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day: Five years ago, Flinders Island community quietly axed celebrations

ABC  

Remember when Fremantle council in Western Australia axed its Australia Day festivities last year and sparked a nation-wide debate? "For me personally, I had always had an issue with the Australia Day celebration being on what many in the community refer to as Invasion Day," he said. FIAAI CEO Maxine Roughley said the Flinders Island Aboriginal community viewed Australia Day …

Aboriginal elder slams Melbourne councils re Australia Day
7 years, 7 months ago

Aboriginal elder slams Melbourne councils re Australia Day

Daily Mail  

An Aboriginal elder has hit out at Melbourne councils for scrapping their Australia Day celebrations on January 26 and says the move will 'pull everyone apart again'. Aboriginal elder Gordon Workman has slammed the decision to scrap Australia Day Mr Workman, a leader in Blacktown in Sydney's west, said the decision would 'create a divide' City of Yarra mayor Amanda …

Australia Day: Locals cheer despite PM's warning over Yarra ending references to national holiday
7 years, 7 months ago

Australia Day: Locals cheer despite PM's warning over Yarra ending references to national holiday

ABC  

In the cafes of Brunswick Street — "hipster central" in Melbourne's inner north — local residents were largely in favour of the controversial move by the City of Yarra to stop referring to January 26 as Australia Day. "I agree, like it's Invasion Day we should change the date really it should represent something that should include all Australians," Maddie …

January 26: What would it take to change the date of Australia Day?
8 years, 2 months ago

January 26: What would it take to change the date of Australia Day?

ABC  

In 1996 and 1997, the National Australia Day Council toured the land consulting the people about "key issues around national identity". Here's the 1996 report: We should use the opportunity of Australia Day, where almost 6 million people attend activities and events, to invite Australians to reflect upon issues pertaining to national identity and national values. For 2017, Fremantle Council …

Australia Day: NSW Minister for Multiculturalism says January 26 'not controversial' for Indigenous people
8 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day: NSW Minister for Multiculturalism says January 26 'not controversial' for Indigenous people

ABC  

The New South Wales Minister for Multiculturalism says he does not think the date of Australia Day is controversial in Indigenous communities. "I don't see it being a controversial day, I speak to many Indigenous Australians and many of the leaders and I see them first hand with us celebrating this wonderful day," he said. Journalist Peter Greste, who is …

Fremantle axes Australia Day celebrations for 'culturally-inclusive alternative'
8 years, 4 months ago

Fremantle axes Australia Day celebrations for 'culturally-inclusive alternative'

ABC  

The City of Fremantle has axed its Australia Day festivities in favour of a "culturally-inclusive alternative" celebration two days later. "Australia Day will still exist and people can still come down and there will still be things to do in Fremantle on Australia Day," he said. "There is no doubt that Aboriginal people in the Fremantle area overwhelmingly have supported …

Australia Day, a day of mourning for Aboriginals
9 years, 2 months ago

Australia Day, a day of mourning for Aboriginals

Al Jazeera  

Indigenous Australians say the national holiday is deeply offensive and should be dubbed ‘Invasion Day’. Several thousand Indigenous Australians and their supporters marched through the streets of Sydney to protest at what they have renamed ‘Invasion Day’, which marks the 1788 establishment of the first British penal colony. “Australia Day is a date linked to whiteness, colonialism and perpetuating the …

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