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flag Australia's national holiday on January 26 marks British settlement, celebrated by some, mourned by Indigenous Australians.

flag January 26, marking the 1788 arrival of British settlers in Australia, is now a national public holiday, officially recognized in 1994. flag While celebrated by many with citizenship ceremonies and national honors, it is also observed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Invasion Day, Survival Day, or a Day of Mourning due to the ongoing impacts of colonization. flag Protests began in 1938 with the Day of Mourning and continued with the 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy. flag Recent polling shows growing support for retaining the date, with 68% in favor, though debate over its meaning persists.

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