Recent polling shows a majority of Australians continue to support keeping Australia Day on January 26, despite ongoing debate and calls from some to change the date. While support for changing the date has fluctuated in recent years, the latest surveys indicate a majority preference for maintaining the current date. Experts suggest the issue remains politically charged and may be influenced by upcoming federal elections.
As discussions around changing the date of Australia Day resurface ahead of January 26, polling released on Friday shows a majority of Australians support keeping the date unchanged. Australia Day became a public holiday in 1994 and marks the day the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788. But, many Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, now refer to it as Invasion Day or Survival Day .
"As I say, I think you'll see these numbers wax and wane from year to year. At the end of the day, ours is a country which is worth celebrating. This is the day on which we do it." Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said one of his first actions if elected prime minister will be to l egislate Australia Day be held on 26 January . Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he believes Australia Day is a "celebration of while we are the best country on Earth ...
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