Australia Day is also celebrated across the county, with picnics, traditional Aboriginal performances and citizenship ceremonies, where more than 16,000 new Australians pledged their commitment to ...

Captain Cook statue in Australia defaced ahead of ‘Invasion Day’ By Renju Jose / Reuters Jan. 24, 2025 GOOGLE MAPS The location of the statue of Capt. James Cook in Sydney, Australia, is shown.

Thousands of people joined Invasion Day protests in cities across Australia Sunday to mark the beginning of British colonisation of the vast continent. Indigenous Australians performing in Sydney ...

A new novel by Cyprus-born Australian actor, teacher and author Luke Icarus Simon is shedding light on the personal and ...

Australia Day marks the date the British "First Fleet" sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788 and declared the land unoccupied, despite encountering Aborigines, and established settlements.