Australia has declared its first day of Eid Al Fitr as March 31, 2025, as per an announcement by the Australian Fatwa Council ...
January 26 was made the national 'Australia Day' public holiday in 1994. It was on this same date in 1788, that the First Fleet established a convict settlement at Sydney Cove, marking the ...
A major Australian pub owner had decided to ban Australia Day celebrations in its venues because it “causes sadness” for staff. A well-known memorial to a British explorer who made a defining ...
An Indigenous rapper is pushing for the date of Australia Day to be changed to September 25 - the day Cathy Freeman won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Rapper Rulla Kelly-Mansell said Freeman ...
Photo shows Australian and Aboriginal flying flags side-by-side. How long will the debate over the future of Australia Day continue? Local data and overseas examples tell us it could last for ...