Tensions flared as Australia Day celebrations got out of hand at Wave Break Island on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon. Police were forced to intervene following a scuffle between several young ...

Thousands flocked to beaches across the country to soak up the sun on Australia Day. Sydney turned on a glorious summer day on Sunday with temperatures in the high 20s. Everyone was in high spirits as ...

Australia's national day is a date of mourning for many Indigenous Australians because it marks the day that Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove and the beginning of the country's ...

Australians mark January 26 in different ways, from heading to the beach to attending reflection ceremonies. Here are some of the ways the day is being spent in 2025.

Australia Day remains a complicated and divisive day for many, including Indigenous Australians, who were among the thousands ...

People have attended events across Sydney and NSW for Australia Day. Tens of thousands have joined "Invasion Day" marches across the country. A man is dead and two other people injured after a fight ...

Picture special: Sydneysiders are celebrating Australia Day out and about at pubs, community events and beaches. Some got more creative, with a slip and slide made epic with a little help from ...

The prime minister has dodged questions over Liberal leader Peter Dutton's commitment to force councils to hold Australia Day events on January 26 if he wins the coming federal election.

An Advertiser survey found most councils were sticking to simpler, traditional celebrations on January 26, including breakfasts (usually with a sausage sizzle or barbecue), Australia Day award ...

Manly local Lia Marty, 25, said dropping Australia Day while keeping the booze flowing simply was an “easy way out” of the holiday debate. Manly’s Steyne Hotel is among the pubs in Iris Capital Group ...