Results: TellWut Top Picks! Australia Day
Published on 01/26/2016
January 26, 1788 was the date on which Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales and raised the British flag for the first time in Sydney Cove.
Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded.
In contrast, Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day’.
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Should the date that Australia Day is celebrated be changed to a different date?
Yes
22%
610 votes
No
78%
2108 votes
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