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.

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.

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 ...

We have been, and are always, open over Australia Day and we continue to book events for patrons,” added Australian Venue, which says it has 15 million customers a year and employs 9,600 people.