The next gazetted public holiday for Australia Day on Tuesday 26th January 2027.
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.
Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New South Wales, and the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip.
Historical
1935 - Australia Day Foundation Day, ANA Day. Invasion Day, National Day of Mourning
The day and date has long been a difficult symbol for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who see it as a day of sorrow and mourning, material from the National Australia Day Council says. Since 26 January, 1788, Indigenous people have endured oppression and dispossession on a wide scale.
Day Of Mourning
Australia's official national day has long been a difficult symbol for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who see it as a day of sorrow and mourning.
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The next gazetted public holiday for Australia Day on Tuesday 26th January 2027.
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.
Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New South Wales, and the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip.
Historical
1935 - Australia Day Foundation Day, ANA Day. Invasion Day, National Day of Mourning
The day and date has long been a difficult symbol for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who see it as a day of sorrow and mourning, material from the National Australia Day Council says. Since 26 January, 1788, Indigenous people have endured oppression and dispossession on a wide scale.
Day Of Mourning
Australia's official national day has long been a difficult symbol for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who see it as a day of sorrow and mourning.