the date governor Arthur Phillip formally proclaimed the brand-new colony on the banks of Sydney Cove. Why the 26th, then? What event of such monumental historical significance took place on that ...

26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788.

Thousands of people are gathering at Invasion Day rallies across the country, backing calls to abolish or change the date of Australia Day.

Australia's national day on Jan. 26 is a date of mourning for many Indigenous Australians because it marks the day that Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove and the beginning of the ...

Arthur Phillip believed he could turn a monumental ... NSW 18 years before Phillip raised the flag of Great Britain in Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788. Six months before the Hyde Park vandalism ...

Ahead of Australia Day, two historic statues in Melbourne were vandalized. A statue of colonist John Batman was damaged, and a monument commemorating WWI soldiers was defaced with red paint. The ...

As the event involved interaction between Captain Arthur Philip’s English crew coming ashore in Sydney Cove and indigenous people, a call ...

It is the second time in 12 months that the statue in Sydney has been vandalised ... which was led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Australia Day is a contentious holiday for some, particularly among ...

Australia Day is this weekend.It marks the country's national holiday and because it's on a Sunday this year, it'll mean a long weekend for many. When is Australia Day?Australia Day is on January 26 ...

A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, the second such incident in as many years. New South Wales Police said they were ...