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Survival Day? Australia Day? Invasion Day? Feeling confused yet? We explain the history and meaning behind these different names for January 26. A better choice for Australia Day? Australia does not have a single independence moment. It has no equivalent to the War of Independence in the United States or the storming of the Bastille in France. Nevertheless, as legal expert Anne Twomey has concluded, it is indisputable that full legal independence was achieved through the Australia Acts. There are many reasons why the 26 January and ‘Australia Day’ are controversial, painful and traumatic for First Nations people. A lot of Australians have some idea about the violent and devastating history of colonisation in Australia since 1788. 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. [2] It explores the role of Captain James Cook in Britain's discovery of Australia, and the establishment of the first colony under Captain Arthur Phillip. 9 May: the date in 1901 when the first meeting of the Commonwealth parliament took place and the day on which Australia became a self-governing, independent commonwealth. 27 May: the date of the 1967 referendum that removed constitutional clauses that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (‘Reconciliation Day’). Australia's national day is one that evokes both a sense of pride and mourning for different people in the country. So how does 26 January compare to other national days in the world - and can we learn anything from them? Protestors during an 'Invasion Day' rally in Brisbane on 26 January, 2021. Canada Day[a] is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas (Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British Empire called Canada. [1][2] Originally called Dominion Day [b], the For some, it’s a day of celebration, marked by fireworks, parades, and ceremonies. For others, it’s a day of mourning, symbolising the start of colonisation and the pain that followed for Indigenous Australians. 1News Australia correspondent Aziz Al Sa'afin explains why. Der 26. Januar ist der nationale Australia Day. Doch immer mehr Menschen stellen dieses Datum in Frage, wir erklären warum! A Labour Day is observed in each state and territory, although it is varied in date. There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January) and Anzac Day (25 April), which are nationwide public holidays. When a public holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, the three-day period is colloquially known as a "long weekend". Through field surveys of Invasion Day protesters who rallied against Australia Day celebrations on this date, and nonprotesters who were enjoying the public holiday in a public park, we found that greater recognition of colonial history explained protesters' (vs. nonprotesters') greater support for changing the date of Australia Day. On 26 January every year - which marks the 1788 landing of Britain's First Fleet in Sydney Cove - two competing stories about Australia are told. One is of nation-building and achievement; Alongside the celebration, Australia Day also has a long history of commemoration and contestation, and this year is no different. In Western Australia, Fremantle council’s proposal to hold an The Two Australia Day campaign proposes that January 25 should be "First Australians Day" – a mourning for the last unspoiled day of Indigenous life – and that January 26 should be rebranded as "New Australians Day", a day to celebrate Australia's rich history of immigration. [65] Miriam-Rose The Story of Australia This is the Story of Australia - the story of an extraordinary nation. The Story begins 65,000 years ago. New chapters are written every day. On Australia Day, we reflect on our history, its highs and its lows. We respect the stories of others. And we celebrate our nation, its achievements and most of all, its January 26 marks the official National Day of Australia. But for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the day is anything but celebratory. #AustraliaDay- If the purpose of Australia Day is to unite Australians and celebrate our achievements as a nation, then would our Independence Day – March 3 1986 – be a better choice? An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation 's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. A chain email / social media post from 2020 claiming Australia Day is celebrated on January 26 to mark "independence from British rule", rather than the invasion and colonisation of Australia, has been circulated again despite being long-debunked by experts.
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