Australia Day
Proper noun
Meaning
Australia Day
26th January, Australia's National Day in commemoration of the foundation of the first settlement in 1788.
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Examples
On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency.
Cr Chung said decisions about Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations would likely inform what happened for Australia Day in late January and Lunar New Year events in February.
At the club’s hugely popular Australia Day fundraiser, two raffles were held to allow the club to donate 100 per cent of the revenue ($680) to the Bushfire Appeal.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told those gathered at the morning's citizenship ceremony there had been a record number of people becoming citizens on this Australia Day.
How could we solve the Australia Day argument?
Indigenous Larrakia elder, artist and activist June Mills had an angry message about what Australia Day represents for her.