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    Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of...
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    Australia Day is Australia's national day, marking the anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet raising the British Union Jack at Sydney Cove...
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  • Australia Day is a 2017 Australian drama anthology film directed by Kriv Stenders and starring Bryan Brown. On Australia Day, three Australians from different...
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  • A Labour Day is observed in each state and territory, although it is varied in date. There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January)...
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    The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet, which marked...
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  • Western Australia Day or simply WA Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) is a public holiday in Western Australia (WA), celebrated on the first Monday...
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  • the granting of that award). Most honours and awards are announced on Australia Day (26 January) and the King's Birthday holiday (June), with the exception...
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    The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established...
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  • The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is a non-profit social enterprise owned by the Australian Government and is the national coordinating body for...
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  • confirms that Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W will no longer be stocking Australia Day-themed merchandise citing declining sales and the broader discussion...
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    Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian...
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  • Proclamation Day commonly refers to the anniversary of the proclamation of government of the province of South Australia, which continues to be celebrated...
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  • The 2024 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was...
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  • The One-Day Cup, is an Australian domestic List A 50-over limited-overs cricket tournament. It has had many different names, formats and teams since the...
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    minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet of Australia and thus the...
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  • Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia's system of government from a constitutional monarchy to a republic; presumably, a form of...
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    "Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed...
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  • The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Government-owned...
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    the day being designated "Battle for Australia Day". This day recognises "the service and sacrifice of all those who served in defense of Australia in...
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    The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign—a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large...
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  • Australian National Flag Day has been celebrated in Australia since 3 September 1996. It commemorates the day in 1901 on which the Australian National...
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    Lidia Thorpe (category Australian Greens members of the Parliament of Australia)
    and delivered her first speech to the assembly the following day. Thorpe was the Australian Greens Victoria portfolio holder for Aboriginal Justice, Consumer...
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    Library of Australia. "DAY by DAY". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 14 November 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia. ""Gold...
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  • The 2023 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was...
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  • of Mourning (Australia), annual protest of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians held on Australia Day, 26 January National Day of Mourning...
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    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous...
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  • In Australia, an Oath of Allegiance or an Affirmation of Allegiance are oaths of allegiance required to be made to the monarch of Australia in some situations...
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    The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well...
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  • The 2024 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries. All dates are AEDT (UTC+11) Seeds out: Women's singles: Liudmila Samsonova...
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    convicts from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia. The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American...
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