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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was a ‘difficult day’ for indigenous peoples, but there were no plans to change the holiday date

Almost 100 people became Australian citizens in Lake Macquarie on Thursday.

Australia Day celebrations moved away from the centre of Melbourne but an Invasion Day rally is expected to draw a big crowd to the CBD.

One of the unsung heroes of the Cleo Smith investigation in Western Australia's north west has received a top honour in recognition of his service.

Sydneysiders are celebrating a sunny Australia Day but thousands have also rallied for Indigenous causes amid calls for the abolition of the national holiday.

Australia Day is being marked by reflection and revelry, with events held across the nation from first light.

It has been 20 years since The Wilcannia Mob released their groundbreaking single about jumping off the bridge and playing some didge. Now, their community wants to see more support for its young people, like the program that helped make the band famous.

After Australia imposed additional COVID-19 testing requirements on travellers from China, Beijing has left Australia off a list of 20 countries Chinese travellers on guided group tours can visit.

The first January 26 protest was held in 1938, when a thousand-strong group of Aboriginal men and women marched through Sydney protesting more than a century of brutal treatment.