Why Australia Day is disrespectful. Many people don’t see anything wrong with celebrating Australia Day on January 26 but this is why they are wrong.

Jan 25, 2024 · Survival Day, Invasion Day, Day of Mourning, Australia Day — common terms you might hear in the lead up to January 26. But what do they mean to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how do they feel about this date? For Gammeya Dharawal man, Jacob Morris, there isn’t one emotion that fully captures it. "It's a day of teaching.

Jan 25, 2025 · The conversation around Australia Day seems split down the middle: either you reject shame, consign the devastation of our first peoples to the history books, and embrace unalloyed pride in all ...

On the 26th of January 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip raised the British flag at Sydney Cove, beginning the long destruction of Indigenous people and their culture. In recent years there has...

Jan 23, 2025 · For some January 26 is a day of celebration, for others it’s a day of mourning and protest. SBS Examines shares migrant and First Nations perspectives on Australia Day and asks if there’s a ‘right’ way to mark the date. Warning: Distressing content. Andrew Gai loved Australia Day. He came to Australia in 2006 after fleeing civil war in South Sudan.

Jan 13, 2024 · January 26 sees marches, “mourning” ceremonies, and a growing call to “change the date.” “It’s a sad day which is full of mixed emotion for Aboriginal people,” Traditional Owner and Wurundjeri...

Voices to change the date of a celebration of belonging to a modern, multicultural Australia are getting louder every year. The current date - 26 January - remains a cause of sorrow rather than celebration especially for First Nations people. People take part in an "Invasion Day" rally on Australia Day in Melbourne on January 26, 2018.

Jan 26, 2016 · Several thousand Indigenous Australians and their supporters marched through the streets of Sydney to protest at what they have renamed ‘Invasion Day’, which marks the 1788 establishment of the...

There’s little “happy” about it. It’s a sad day. That’s why alternatives are suggested: Survival Day, respecting the resilience and strength of our First Nations People. Or Invasion Day, recognising their plight. RELATED: Every year, the Australia Day debate is ongoing.

Jan 26, 2023 · An awkward Australia Day protest has been ridiculed online after video emerged of just a handful of “cookers” making a scene.