How Aussies are celebrating Australia Day
Thousands soaked in the sand, sunshine and waves as Sydney turned on a glorious summer day with temperatures in the high 20s.Visiting from Czechia, Marie Chybova and Milos Chyba, with son Martin Chyba and his partner Aneta Rohlikova draped themselves in Australia attire and waved the Australia,
Thousands of Australians celebrate an increasingly polarizing Australia Day
Australia Day is being celebrated all over the country this Sunday. In Sydney, traditional ceremonies took place at dawn in various locations including Bondi beach and Barangaroo. The Sydney Opera House was also lit up with traditional paintings.
Monuments defaced as Australia Day protests ramp up
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday where tens of thousands across the country are expected to join protests in support of Aboriginal people who say the date is not one to celebrate.
Indigenous rights activists protest on Australia Day
Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Sunday as the country celebrated a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of British colonisers.
Thousands to gather for Australia Day protests
Earlier reports suggested that more than 30,000 anti-Australia Day and pro-Palestine protesters could take to the streets in Melbourne’s CBD. Protests are set to begin from 9am in Brisbane’s Queen’s Garden,
Protesters gather at Invasion Day rallies across Australia
Thousands of people are gathering at Invasion Day rallies across the country, backing calls to abolish or change the date of Australia Day.
Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals
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Mosque to fly Australia’s largest flag
A Sydney mosque is celebrating the national holiday with an impressive feat - surpassing even that of Parliament House.
Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney
Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found ...
A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...
Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, ...
Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day
Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the destruction of their ...
Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia
The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...
Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds
Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...
Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia
Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the ...
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Benson Boone Partakes in ‘Shoey’ at Sydney Show: ‘When in Australia’
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