January 26 was made the national 'Australia Day' public holiday in 1994. It was on this same date in 1788, that the First Fleet established a convict settlement at Sydney Cove, marking the ...

After decades of cultural division over the date chosen to celebrate Australia Day, hip hop artist Rulla Kelly-Mansell proposes a different date that marks one of the most unifying moments in the ...

Australia Day only became a national public holiday in 1994, unifying its observance across the country.Since then, it has been both a time of festivity and an occasion for broader societal ...