Protests, citizenship festivities to mark contentious Australia Day holiday

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MELBOURNE: Rallies against the mistreatment of indigenous people were expected across Australia on Wednesday (Jan 26) as citizenship ceremonies took place to mark the country\u0027s national day intended to celebrate the birth of the modern Australia. The Jan 26 public holiday marks the date the British fl

MELBOURNE: Rallies against the mistreatment of indigenous people were expected across Australia on Wednesday as citizenship ceremonies took place to mark the country's national day intended to celebrate the birth of the modern Australia.

But for many indigenous Australians, who trace their lineage on the continent back 50,000 years, it is"Invasion Day". "We recognise indigenous peoples right across our land from the Torres Strait Islander people in the north, to the people in Tasmania, to the people across the Nullarbor in Perth and the Larrakia people in the Top End," Morrison said.

A monument depicting Captain James Cook, who arrived in the Pacific 252 years ago triggering British colonisation of the region, was doused in red paint overnight in Melbourne.

 

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