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“Australia Day”, January 26, brings an annual debate of whether celebrations should continue or be moved to a different date. This clash of views means Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to brace themselves every year for the annual influx of racism and hate on the streets, online and…

January 26 is a date that sparks mixed emotions in Australia. For some, it’s a day to celebrate all the good things about living in Australia. For others, it’s a painful reminder of the beginning of British colonisation and the dispossession of First Nations.

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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.

Should we abolish Australia Day? Should we change the date? What would be a more appropriate celebration of being Australian?

Thousands of people gather across the country to take part in Invasion Day rallies, with protesters declaring "Australia Day is dead".

Some people write about us as if we are not here. They speak over us or about us. Politics has a way of diminishing us, writes Stan Grant.

Australia Day events have been held across the nation while Indigenous protesters have called for a renewed focus on treaty.

Regional councils are increasingly including survival day events in their Australia Day programs to recognise their Indigenous communities.