Why we should celebrate Australia Day on March 3 – the day we became a fully independent country
- Written by: Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia
Every year, there are debates over the appropriateness of January 26 for a national holiday.
Australia Day has been celebrated on different dates since its inception as a fundraiser for the war effort in 1915. The choice of January 26, the day in 1788 when the British flag was raised in New South Wales, attracted significant protest from First...
