Tag: Australia Day

Australian Stores to drop Australia Day Merchandise 2024.

Australia Day is celebrated on 26 January every year. In 2024 this falls on a Friday.

Australia Day celebrates the landing on 26 January 1788, of Arthur Phillip, who had sailed into what is now Sydney Cove with a shipload of convicts, … Read the rest

What is Australia Day?

British settlement/invasion began in Australia on 26 January 1788.

A survey of 5,000 people in Australia showed that 60% want to keep Australia Day on 26th January.

74% of those aged over 75, and 70% of those aged 55 to 75, feel the date should remain … Read the rest