Australia Day celebrated across country as speakers urge reflection, unity Posted MonMonday 25 updated TueTuesday 26 JanJanuary 2021 at 6:50pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 6 Share Print text only Cancel Australia Day has been commemorated and celebrated around the country, with more than 12,000 new citizens welcomed. Protest events have been largely peaceful; however, several people have been arrested in central Sydney and two people who appeared to be counter-protesters were briefly detained in Melbourne. The day began with the WugulOra ceremony in Sydney, complete with traditional Indigenous dances and a smoking ceremony.