Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, has been a national public holiday since 1994. While some Australians enjoy barbecues and citizenship ceremonies, others — particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities — view it as a day of mourning, referred to as Invasion Day or Survival Day. This reflects ongoing debates about the date's significance, given its historical associations with British colonisation.
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