Australia Day

Australia Day: occasion for collective mourning

by Francesca Beddie
26th January 202012th October 2021

In early January, the leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese, suggested the first sitting day of Federal Parliament for 2020 be devoted to marking the unprecedented bushfire crisis. That got me thinking about Australia Day. Read More »Australia Day: occasion for collective mourning

What do we mean by Australia Day?

by Francesca Beddie
22nd January 201817th September 2021

All the talk about Australia Day – what it symbolises, for whom and when we should celebrate – prompted me to delve into the history of the… Read More »What do we mean by Australia Day?