Before I came to Australia, I did some backgrounds preparation and familiarized myself with its landscape, accent, animals and etc. So when I arrived in Sydney in January, everything is anticipated, except Australians’ mighty passion on celebrating the Australia Day. Despite my shallow understanding of Australia’s history, I am entirely affected by the atmosphere. I can still remember the busy city swelled with parades and many people had their face painted or wore flag capes. All the barbeques,
One might ask how is Australia Day, January 26th, an issue? To the broader community it is just another public holiday. However, for Aboriginal Australians the celebration of Australia Day is a continuation of the colonialism which saw the slaughter and dispossession of Australia’s first inhabitants. The 26th of January has been described as Invasion Day or Survival Day by Aboriginal Australians as it commemorates the loss experienced by Aboriginal people, this being the loss of rights, culture and
Australia Day, celebrated on the 26th of January every year, is a nationally recognised day that signifies the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet. It’s a historic event that also marks the beginning of the oppression of the Indigenous people, that still can occur today, no matter how much the Government has tried to atone for the sins of the past. Australia Day is a day of celebration and mourning, a fact that contributes to the constant bickering between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous
the British flag on Australian Soil. This is formally recognized as Australia Day. It is a day where ceremonies are taken place and consist of welcoming new citizens and honoring those who did a great service to their country. It is a day recognized to all where fun activities such as BBQ’s, performances, fireworks, and gatherings are initiated. For Indigenous Australian’s, this day is referred to as its recent name of ‘survival day’, as this defines the ongoing battle for recognition of their stolen
outrageous notion that perhaps Australia Day should no longer be celebrated on January 26th. Quite frankly, this reaction is unwarranted. Australia Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate everything great about our nation and its people; however, the very thing that undermines its purpose is indeed the date on which it is celebrated. Currently, Australia Day condones the horrific treatment of Aboriginals, which began on this day in 1788, our nation is continually divided on a day we are meant to celebrate
Imagine if you were unable to celebrate one of Australia’s most patriotic days. If instead of celebrating with family and friends in the most traditional and nationalistic ways possible, day bought you sorrow and grief, because of what was taken away from you and your people on that day. Your history, your tradition, your culture, your own people. Shouldn’t you be able to celebrate Australia Day like white Australia does, without the ramifications of the past? Countless Indigenous peoples are still
Australians celebrate “Australia Day”.Australia day has only recently been marked as a holiday in 1988 it is the day that is celebrated by many Australians by the day of the founding of our nation. Australians celebrate this day with BBQ, partying, going to the beach, dressing up in red,White and blue colours as that represents Australia and the English heritage. On this day, Indigenous people who are the previous inhabitants of the Australian continent, don't celebrate this day as a celebration instead
Australia day is a time of celebration and joy to many citizens of Australia, however, for some people, it is not all just fun and games. The Aboriginal people have been protesting for Aboriginal rights in and around Australia day for many years now. Why do the Indigenous Australians have a legitimate grievance to what Australia day commemorates? Many lives were lost during the taking of Australian soil, and all Aboriginal rights weren’t considered. The Aboriginal culture and history is just
Australia Day Oral Plan ‘Should Australia Day be held on January 26th?’ Australia Day should be changed to a different date where it will include all Australians. • Doesn’t bring us together – segregates us • Doesn’t reflect the Australia of today • Australia Day is the coming of one race at the expense of another Australia’s national day has been marked on the day that Captain Arthur Phillip who was the commander of the First Fleet that sailed to what they first thought was “Terra Nullius” at
What is Australia Day? It is a national public holiday in Australia where families gather, commemorating 26th of January 1788 when Captain Aurther Philip established the 1st European Colony on Australian soil and raised the flag in Port Jackson (Sydney Cove). When is Australia Day?/ What is the Purpose of Australia day? Australia Day is celebrated every year on the 26th of January. Australia Day is celebrated by most Australians throughout the country with awards and local gatherings. But some Aboriginals
How and why have national occasions in Australia changed over time? In this essay, I am going to address the question by taking the example of Australia Day. I will start with a brief introduction of the day followed by a more detail description of how it was celebrated and how it has changed over a period of 200 years. Australia Day is the national day of Australian which is held annually on 26th of January and its origins dated back to 18th century. Specifically, on the 26th, January in 1788
- Sunday Mail - Australia Day Special How Australian is Advance Australia Fair? Australian identity is something or someone that represents Australia, in a positive or negative way, is up to interpretation. Songs and poems have been written about Australia, but how well do they represent us. In our Australia Day special we will be reviewing our National Anthem Advance Australia Fair, and seeing how well it represents our culture, practices and lifestyle. Our National Anthem was originally written
A widespread debate of the issue of the meaning and understanding of Australia Day has been debated across the media, throughout politics, and even in everyday educational settings, like this one. This is an issue that has a tremendous effect on each and every Australian, migrants, traditional owners, European settler. An issue that can be resolved with a small amount of understanding from all perspectives. I thank all of you in attendance for your dedication and contribution to this country, without
patriotic Australians we pride ourselves to be a nation that accepts and respects the beliefs of all cultures, but on this historical day majority of Australians tend to forget the true meaning behind the celebration. If you ask today’s society, what they did this Australia day mass numbers would respond with “binged on alcohol” and “indulged in a barbecue.” Consequently, this day cannot be called a national celebration when some of our fellow Australians are grieving while others are out celebrating an occasion
Australia Day Analysis: Recently the highly controversial date of Australia Day has been garnering much media attention after the decision by the Fremantle council to cease its celebrations on January 26th due to it being culturally insensitive. Supporters of having Australia Day on the 26th of January argue that it is merely a patriotic declaration of pride, whilst others condemn the date as a celebration of the massacre of a culture and its people. In response to this issue, an opinion piece
the Date of Australia My oral presentation being presented aims to prevent the original date of Australia day from being changed. Recent issues in the media have raised big concerns over the current date of Australia day as the national day that has been celebrated for years is deeply offensive to indigenous Australians and should be deemed as “invasion day”. Recent attempts to ban Australia through indigenous Australians protesting their way to deem Australia January 26th as “invasion day”. One of
“The day that we come together as a nation to celebrate what’s great about Australia and about being Australian.” That is the phrase used by the Australia Day National website to describe the traditional day that we all love to claim as our own. Correction, traditional may have been the wrong use of word seeing as though the day has only been celebrated by ALL states as a public holiday since 1994. To call it a tradition would be unwise, it’s more of a newly developed phenomenon that allows us to
Introduction ANZAC Day has been significant to Australians and New Zealanders since the first service in 1916 for memory of the soldiers who lost their live at Gallipoli in 1914 . Over time Anzac Day has changed to remember all the service men and women of Australia and New Zealand . As this year makes 100 years since the landings on the beach of Gallipoli, Australia has had a larger focus on Anzac Day compared to other years due to the importance . The Australian Government has made many changes
5 things to expect from this year’s Australia Day On Thursday, Australia will celebrate its most important public holiday again, and almost every Australian is excited. Yes, either they want to join the long list of celebrations across the country or to simply legitimately skip work and rest at home. Australia Day, celebrated every 26th of January, or the following Monday in case the date falls on a weekend, has a strong cultural significance. Despite this, many Australians don’t know that commemorates
Australia Day is annually celebrated on the 26th of January; the date recognises the initiation of British sovereignty over Australia in 1788. The nation’s achievements since then are nothing short of outstanding. As regarded as a considerably young nation, we have realized extraordinary growth, expansion, development, stature and respect across the globe; and deemed our greatest achievement, our multiculturalism. Yet despite these momentous attributes and reason to celebrate, we choose to commemorate