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In recent years, Australia Day has been a holiday without title. It has been marketed as a day for all Australians, but is held on a date is seen increasingly as the beginning of the dispossession and humiliation of the First Australians. As a result it is generally received as an opportunity to laze around undisturbed by serious thoughts about Australia. By Andrew Hamilton

Alex Salmon reviews a new book by historian and author Graham Seal that documents how the British government shipped more than 376,000 men, women and children across the oceans to provide slave labour in its colonies.

Aboriginal flag: Australian government secures copyright after row

A special Roy Morgan survey into attitudes towards January 26 shows an increasing majority of 65% of Australians now say the date should be known as ‘Australia Day’ – up 6% points from a year ago compared to just over a third, 35% (down 6% points) that say it should be called ‘Invasion Day’ according to a special Roy Morgan SMS Poll conducted with an Australia-wide cross-section of 1,372 Australians aged 18+ on the weekend from Friday January 21 to Monday January 24, 2022.

For Bangarang woman Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, the Change The Date campaign isnt about shame or guilt.

Australia Day has become polarising with a change the date movement and Invasion Day rallies but the Immigration Minister says the majority of Australians support the day.

To achieve true reconciliation, difficult discussions about Indigenous dispossession and disadvantage can no longer be confined to the week of Australia Day.

To achieve true reconciliation, difficult discussions about Indigenous dispossession and disadvantage can no longer be confined to the week of Australia Day.

To achieve true reconciliation, difficult discussions about Indigenous dispossession and disadvantage can no longer be confined to the week of Australia Day.

A new book provides the first detailed history of honours in Australia. It turns out Australians have long been debating how the system should work.