Australia Day

But within those debates we should all agree to unite around the importance of preserving, defending and nurturing our country's democratic values. We enjoy the ...

The alcohol-free event will follow 250 Gold Coasters making the final step to becoming an Australian citizen in a private citizenship ceremony. “What better way ...

Profits, not social justice, appear to be why the big grocers are dropping support for Australia Day. But creating a distraction when they're being ...

Statues of British explorer James Cook and Queen Victoria were vandalised overnight in the Australian city of Melbourne.

Coverage of the day across television, radio and digital streams will also offer perspectives from other communities, including new Australians, farming ...

It's nothing new for the national holiday to be plagued by debates over its meaning and significance. Indeed, that's become part and parcel of the day ...

A century-old Captain James Cook statue has been cut down and a Queen Victoria monument covered with in red paint in an apparent protest in Australia.

From dawn services to harbour swims, there are plenty of ways Australians will be marking the national holiday this Friday.

A statue of James Cook was cut at the ankles and a statue of Queen Victoria daubed in paint.

10:30am to 1pm: Olympic Drive between Broughton St and Alfred St south. 7.30pm to 10.30pm: Lane 4 on the Harbour Bridge, Cahill Expressway lanes 7 ...

January 26 and 27 are the highest heat health risk days, as people spend the day in the sun, with a few drinks.

Consistently, January 26 and the debate surrounding the debate becomes fuel for endless settler culture wars and nationalist myth-making in Australia.

Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead this Australia Day weekend, 27-28 January, as essential Rail Repair Plan trackwork targets key sections of the ...

This year's Australia Day honours has recognised a variety of Australians from well-known media personalities to those working away behind the scenes.

More than 140 Queenslanders receive Australia Day honours; Two of only four national recipients appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) are ...

The century-old statue of Captain Cook in St Kilda was chopped off its pedestal at the ankle and a message in red paint was written on its memorial plaque ...

University of Melbourne Emeritus Laureate Professor David Boger, who pioneered constant viscosity elastic liquids – now universally known as Boger fluids – said ...

For 26 January 1788 was the day of the apocalypse for Indigenous Australian for whom the dire generational legacies of violent dispossession continue to ...

Former CSIRO chair Catherine Livingstone and recently appointed CSIRO director Professor Roy Green have been recognised on the Australia Day Honours List ...

Australia Correspondent Aziz Al Sa'afin explains why the country's national day has become a heated topic of conversation.

Three seasoned leaders in Western Australia's Corrective Services have been awarded the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) in the Australia Day 2024 Honours ...

While many Indigenous people protest or sit the day out, this year Dennis Kickett is co-hosting a celebration like few others. "I imagine I'll cop some flak," ...

Royal Australian Air Force Chief Air Marshal Robert Chipman's leadership in developing rapid-support plans to identify the equipment Australia could gift to ...

Brett SUTTON - For distinguished service to the people of Victoria through public health administration and governance, and to medicine. Deborah Gale THEODOROS ...

Protestors have marked it by vandalising statues of Captain James Cook and Queen Victoria in Melbourne. But Australian correspondent Murray Olds told Tim ...

Some of the nation's dedicated mandarins have been recognised for their service among 1042 Australians, ranging from 32 to 100 years of age.

Congratulations to the recipients in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List, who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the ...

Australians are gathering at Indigenous-led rallies across the country, calling for the date of Australia Day to be changed as a sign of respect towards ...

Jan. 26 signifies momentous occasion in 1788 when first British fleet landed - Anadolu Ajansı.

Invasion Day protests are being held around Australia with tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for an end to discrimination and deaths in custody....

Thousands have marked Australia's national day with "Invasion Day" rallies in support of the country's Indigenous community, with many opposed to ...

The holiday falls on the anniversary of the Jan. 26, 1788, arrival of British ships carrying convicts at Port Jackson in present-day Sydney.