Settlement Guide: What’s Australia Day?

Australias national day has its roots in the countrys colonial past.

Keki aina ya Lamingtons ambayo huliwa kwa wingi katika siku kuu nchini Australia Source: Picha: Getty Images

It marks the day when the First Fleet of 11 British ships sailed into Port Jackson with Governor Arthur Phillip raising the British flag in Sydney Cove on 26 January, 1788.

Many Indigenous Australians regard it as Invasion or Survival Day.

How has the meaning of Australia Day changed over time?