Australia Day, marked annually on January 26, will be observed as a public holiday on January 27 this year. While it ...

Because January 26 falls on a Sunday this year, many people will get a long weekend thanks to a public holiday on Monday.

Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the destruction of their ...

Indigenous academic Anthony Dillon claims changing the date of Australia Day will do “nothing” to help Indigenous Australians ...

It’s time to celebrate our national day again and with venues across the state putting on Aussie-themed events there is no ...

For years, the question of whether to move Australia Day to a less contentious date has loomed over the festivities. Thousands of Australians now join annual protests against what they call “Invasion ...

In his first major speech of the year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took aim at Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as he made an election pitch.

A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

Most Dan Murphy’s stores will open by 10am and close between 6pm and 7pm on Australia Day and the public holiday. Most BWS ...

The long weekend is set to end on a sizzling hot note, with clear skies and plenty of sunshine expected across most capital cities.