The Aboriginal population was small and persecuted, and the Commonwealth government’s exclusivist White Australia policy helped to maintain the continent’s striking cultural homogeneity. However, in ...

The day so feverishly defended by those wishing to 'protect our history' is no more than the 18th-century equivalent of ...

The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.

Dean Kalimniou explores the complexities of Australia's national identity and the debate surrounding Australia Day. Delve ...

Australians celebrated and protested across the country on Sunday as Australia Day drew attention to political differences ...

The Irish Revolution (1916 -1923) precipitated the emigration of many members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and the Royal Irish Constabulary, which benefitted police forces of the newly federated ...

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of ...

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The nation might be divided over whether Friday is ' Australia Day ' or 'Invasion Day' but historians say some basic facts ...

Another year, another January 26 and a revisit to the continuing “Australia Day” conversation turned conservative culture war.

While Cook is historically recognised as the explorer who charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as a prelude to the violent colonisation, ...

Captain Cook statue damaged and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...