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Not a particularly flash moment: how the PM misread our history We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Frank Bongiorno Save Normal text size Advertisement Scott Morrison has made a mini-industry out of a do-it-yourself Australian history. He’s had James Cook circumnavigating the continent. Now the Prime Minister’s rounded up the number of ships in the First Fleet from 11 to an even dozen. This is honest error rather than fake histor...

News by Natalie Brown This January 26 marks 233 years since the First Fleet landed in Port Jackson. And while its long been pegged as a day of celebration and coming together, for many Australians the day has become a symbol of inequity and institutionalised harm. In the last five years, the public holiday has seen thousands of Aussies take to the streets to protest against it - with the Invasion Day rallies calling for, among other things, a changing of th...

Recognising the hurt and pain of our First Peoples January 23, 2021 — 12.21am Normal text size Credit:Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. AUSTRALIA DAY Recognising the hurt and pain of our First Peoples It was probably hard for Scott Morrison’s convict ancestor, who was transported for stealing yarn, and other British convicts (The Age, 22/1). However, it is the height of irony for a man of such powe...

Australia Day: Public attitudes to January 26 are shifting, experts say 22 Jan, 2021 12:22 AM 7 minutes to read Aussie attitudes towards Australia Day are shifting, particularly among younger generations. Photo / News Corp Australia news.com.au By: Ally Foster Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has previously described Australia Day, observed every January 26, as a chance for Australians from "all walks of life, from all backgrounds" to celebrate how far the country has come. January 26, ...

Cathy Freeman has become the latest high-profile person to criticise Mr Morrison for raising the experience of those aboard the First Fleet while explaining why 26 January is a tough day for some people.

Scott Morrison has said comments he made about January 26 not being a "flash day" for people on the First F...

Scott Morrison has again offered a terrible take on January 26, insisting passengers on-board the First Fleet didn't have a 'flash' day.

Scott Morrison criticises Cricket Australia for dumping references to the controversial holiday.

Share Youd never get away with your discriminatory dialogue in your home country you disgusting anti Aussie-cow.  Ms Faruqi is an Australian citizen who was born in Lahore, Pakistan.   Angry Garrys email was titled scum and began by calling Ms Faruqi a disgusting anti Australian immigrant. Ms Faruqi shared the email to her social media pages on Thursday  Ms Faruqi responded to Garrys email, saying she is unapologetically a brown, Muslim, migrant, feminist woman and Greens senator The senato...

An Invasion Day rally has been planned for the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on January 26.