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Australia Day and the controversy surrounding it.

Defence personnel march past with the Australian flag at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and Flag Raising event in Canberra.

Defence personnel march past with the Australian flag at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and Flag Raising event in Canberra. Source: AAP

Australia Day (26 January) has long been celebrated as a national day, but in recent times there have been opposing views, which are considered to be the day that Britain colonisation has begun.


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Australia Day (26 January) has long been celebrated as a national day, but in recent times there have been opposing views, which are considered to be the day that Britain colonisation has begun.



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