In contemporary Australia, Australia Day is now controversial as many see the celebration of the nation on Australia Day to be unfair to the Indigenous population who once had total dominion over the continent. This year, tens of thousands of Australians protested against Australia Day, arguing that the 26th of Janruary marks the arrival of European colonists more than 200 years ago.
In Sydney, Melbourne and several other cities, thousands of “Invasion Day” protesters on Friday demanded that the date of the annual Australia Day celebrations be changed. Should the date of Australia Day be changed to acknowledge the terrors of British colonisation or should Australia’s national day remain on the 26th of January? This video will unpack the history of Australia Day and its social and political ramifications.
27 сен 2024