January 26 was made the national 'Australia Day' public holiday in 1994. It was on this same date in 1788, that the First Fleet established a convict settlement at Sydney Cove, marking the ...

Boxing Day sales are the top retail event from December 26th for about a week. Most products that you buy in Australia come with a consumer guarantee. Holiday season sales generate $23-25 billion ...

The pub’s owners made headlines earlier this year for ‘banning’ Australia Day celebrations at its venues. Mandurah’s best recognised at Australia Day awards The 2025 Community Citizen of ...

For eminent service to Australia-Papua New Guinea relations, particularly in the oil and gas industry, and to social and economic initiatives. For eminent service to science as a researcher and ...

Photo shows Australian and Aboriginal flying flags side-by-side. How long will the debate over the future of Australia Day continue? Local data and overseas examples tell us it could last for ...

A new ABC Indigenous original format, Hear Me Out puts Indigenous people front and centre on topics that affect them. The inaugural episode will tackle the often-contentious discussion surrounding ...

Australians particularly love celebrating St Patrick’s Day, perhaps because so many Australians have some Irish ancestry. At one time, 25 per cent of the population in Australia were Irish ...