Australia commemorated its national day on Wednesday with frank discussions about the country’s past, as a younger generation forced a historical reckoning by refusing to celebrate the arrival of British settlers.
Australia Day marks the landing of the first boat of Britons on January 26 1788 and is a moment of national pride for many that has traditionally been marked with family gatherings and barbecues.
But some Australians, particularly indigenous groups, increasingly refer to the anniversary as Invasion Day and mark the occasion with protests against the violence perpetrated by early settlers against their ancestors.
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