From the date of Federation, 1 January 1901, to the formal proclamation of the NSW colony on 7 February, 1788, Billy Cotsis takes a look at how we got the national day wrong and the tragic dispossession of Indigenous lands via the context of what Greeks went through last century. He also spoke to First Nations people Marchers protesting Aboriginal rights on Australia Day at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, 26 January, 2020. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas 25 January 2021 11:05am When the oppressed become the oppressors. We are in the same country and we want to celebrate the diversity and achievements of Australia, not be divided – and yet there huge arguments on the purpose of having a day for all Aussies to celebrate when many argue and bicker, mostly with strangers, about 26 January.