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Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.
May 3, 2024 · Australia Day, holiday (January 26) honouring the establishment of the first permanent European settlement on the continent of Australia. On January 26, 1788, Arthur Phillip, who had sailed into what is now Sydney Cove with a shipload of convicts, hoisted the British flag at the site.
On Australia Day we celebrate all the things we love about Australia: land, sense of fair go, lifestyle, democracy, the freedoms we enjoy but particularly our people. Australia Day is about acknowledging the contribution every Australian makes to our contemporary and dynamic nation.
Jan 25, 2017 · Australia Day, observed on Jan. 26, remembers a moment in time when the continent served as a prison for British convicts.
What’s Australia Day and why do we celebrate it? Australia Day (January 26) is our national day, which marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia.
This is the Story of Australia - the story of an extraordinary nation. The Story begins 60,000 years ago. New chapters are written every day. On Australia Day, we reflect on our history, its highs and its lows.
Jan 25, 2023 · A push to shift controversial Australia Day is gaining momentum - and increasingly in workplaces.
Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26th, is a national holiday in Australia that commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in 1788. This event marked the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
Feb 2, 2023 · Australia Day, the 26th of January, is the anniversary of the foundation of the British colony at Sydney, New South Wales, in 1788. In early years it was commemorated as the First Landing, then as Anniversary Day, then as Foundation Day.
Australia's national day hasn't always been held on 26 January. Here's a brief history of it and the growing campaign to change the date.
