‘Americanising Australian patriotism’: The complicated history of Jan 26th
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s election promise to reinstate citizenship ceremonies on January 26th has reignited the annual debate around Australia Day, with Australians divided as to whether the date should be changed.
The day marks the anniversary of the First Fleet arrival at Sydney Cove in 1788, and is a source of pain and anger for many Indigenous Australians.
The history of January 26th is a complex story of Indigenous resistance, colonial corruption, and Australia’s cultural dependence on the USA.
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