Here’s what’s happening in Melbourne this January 26 public holiday.
A-Leagues players are planning a show of solidarity with First Nations people during Thursday’s double-header at AAMI Park as Sydney FC star Luke Brattan admitted he and some of his teammates feel uneasy with playing on Australia Day.
For too long governments have made our people invisible. Too often today our voices are not respected.
It will be a hot and humid Australia Day before sunny skies are likely interrupted by a return to stormy weather in the late afternoon.
Thunderstorms are forecast for both Australia Day and the weekend amid soaring temperatures for the rest of the week.
There’s plenty of ways to spend Thursday,with a host of events across the city. Check out our expansive list.
The decline of Australia Day comes at a time when other staples of the national calendar may also be running up against their sell-by date.
All countries have national days. They usually celebrate some event of significance,like independence. Only Australia celebrates a date linked to arrival of the dominant ethnic group.
About 120 Merri-bek residents were among the first new Australian citizens to be celebrated since the federal government repealed a Coalition rule that forced councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.
As a proud Kalkadunga man from Mount Isa in outback Queensland,William Barton acknowledges politics might be unavoidable.
Australia’s rigid sticking to January 26 as our national day is just plain weird.