Australia Day marks a British colony being established at Sydney Cove on Jan. 26, 1788, which eventually led to Britain claiming the entire country without a treaty with its Indigenous inhabitants.

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday. New ...

The nation might be divided over whether Friday is 'Australia Day' or 'Invasion Day ... When the fleet landed at Sydney Cove in Port Jackson on January 26, 1788, no shots were fired and no ...

Multiple historic statues were damaged in Melbourne and Canberra ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, as protests around the country showed support for Indigenous people who do not consider ...

Sussan Ley says Australia Day is a day of celebration, likening the arrival of the British First Fleet to Elon Musk's efforts ...

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 ...

In the Kimberley region, where nearly half of the population is Aboriginal, key organisations and community leaders are ...

Australia Day is a national holiday that is held each year on 26 January - the anniversary of Britain's First Fleet landing at Sydney Cove in 1788. Many Indigenous Australians say the date causes ...

Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a contentious holiday in the country as it is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, establishing the first permanent ...

Australia won two of four races on the first day of its home SailGP event on Sydney Harbour to finish the day atop the points ...

Australia Day unites us in a celebration of who we ... hoisted the Union Jack at Sydney Cove. However, for many Australians, in particular Indigenous and First Nations people, it is regarded ...