Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, an event considered by some as the beginning of European settlement in the continent. However, this date holds a starkly different significance for Indigenous Australians, who view it as Invasion Day or Survival Day, sparking protests against the festivities. Credit: supplied.
Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, an event considered by some as the beginning of European settlement in the continent. However, this date holds a starkly different significance for Indigenous Australians, who view it as Invasion Day or Survival Day, sparking protests against the festivities. Credit: supplied.
The Back Cover acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work and we pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.