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From reflection to resistance: how mob will mark Jan 26

January 26 brings mixed emotions for many Indigenous people, with some reflecting or mourning, gathering for protests or spending time on Country.

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'Serious investment' needed for Indigenous rangers

Indigenous ranger programs need serious investment from government to continue the important work of protecting Country, advocates say.

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Australians prepare to shun and celebrate January 26

There are mixed emotions surrounding January 26, with many Australians planning to celebrate as others prepare to shun the national holiday.

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Invasion Day 2025: a guide to protest marches and events across Australia on 26 January

From dawn ceremonies to rallies, festivals and other gatherings, here is what’s happening in each state and territory

The Guardian - AU

Frustration at 'ugly, divisive' Australia Day debate

Australians must be prepared to listen to each other if they want to have a serious conversation about the country's national day, Indigenous leaders say.

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Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’

A statue of the British explorer is splashed with red paint and vandalised in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day

Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off

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Captain Cook statue in Sydney doused with red paint ahead of Australia’s controversial national day

Randwick mayor says vandalism does ‘disservice to reconciliation’ but Greens councillor says statue marks ‘devastating impacts of colonisation’

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Second man charged after attempted synagogue arson

Another man has been charged over a synagogue fire as police prepare for heightened tensions over the Australia Day weekend after a wave of anti-Semitic crimes.

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Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem – or how out of date it is

There are two verses to Advance Australia Fair, but do you know the second? Probably not.

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Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people: new research

After many years of heated debate over whether January 26 is an appropriate date to celebrate Australia Day – with some councils and other groups shifting away from it – the tide appears to be turning among some groups.

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Resisting ‘deliberately divisive’ 26 January debate, First Nations leaders seek a broader view of history

A day of mourning, a day to protest invasion or a public holiday: however Australians mark the date, community leaders say it’s time for ‘a lot of listening’

The Guardian - AU

Hitting the road to reconnect families with ancestry

A road trip through Western Australia's southwest hopes to help Aboriginal people take the first step in researching their family history.

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Lehrmann to seek trial without jury on rape allegations

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will seek a judge-alone trial, which is granted for complex cases or when there has been significant publicity.

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Bruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial for Toowoomba rape charges

Former Liberal staffer has been indicted over alleged rape in Queensland city in October 2021 and is yet to enter a plea

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The Australia Day conversation is boring – but 26 January marks an incredible history of Indigenous resistance

‘Changing the date’ has little to do with why we march on 26 January. In taking to the streets, we honour those who kept the fires of resistance burning before us

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Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted January 15–21 from a sample of 1,610, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead using 2022 election preference flows, unchanged from the early December Resolve poll. The Coalition had a wider 52–48 lead by respondent preferences.

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Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War

The Princess Royal said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is ‘a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past’.

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MP incredulous after ANU denies student made Nazi salute at union meeting

Video footage allegedly showed student performing salute and another mimicking a Hitler moustache

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Housing completions fall behind accord target – as it happened

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History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney

Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts.

The Guardian - AU

Teacher who told Sydney Catholic Schools she was transitioning allegedly asked to move and not given shifts

Zoe Conolan-Glen’s discrimination case has now been referred to the federal court

The Independent UK

Origin of Australia’s 1,400-year-old mysterious earth rings finally revealed

Aboriginal people’s ancestors carefully cleared land and plants in the area, research finds

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Watchdog calls to halt child protection reforms

There is no evidence supporting a government's child protection reforms, a children's commissioner says.

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Fears minimum jail terms for terror, hate may backfire

Tougher laws for terrorism and hate crime offences have been promised by the coalition if it wins office, but not everyone in the legal fraternity is on board.

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