Australia Day Research

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For many of us, we look forward to a day off, a barbie with friends and a chance to celebrate what makes us who we are. This is what a typical Australia day looks like to us. But how many of us actually follow through with this? How many of us actually reflect on what it’s like to be an Australian? Or it Australia day just another chance to have a day away from school.
The 26th of January marks Australia day, a date to praise the values and symbolism of Australia. A chance to celebrate the great country we live in. Australia day is placed on the first arrival of the British fleet landing on Australia,
But for the indigenous population and the a percentage of the population, 26th of January isn’t a day for celebration, marking the beginning