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Australia Day 2024 is on the 26th of January.
On Australia Day 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip proclaimed a colonial outpost at Sydney Cove by raising the flag of Great Britain. This caused an invasion by the British colonists of lands already owned across Australia.
There isnβt a specific food eaten on Australia Day, but you commonly find a barbeque with many other food spreads.
Australia Day was originally called βFoundation Dayβ but the day it is celebrated has been up for discussion as not everyone is happy about the day that it is celebrated on.
Australia Day was adopted by Victoria in 1931 and celebrated by all states in 1935.