Australia Day Worth Celebrating Says Governor General

Australia day has kicked off in Sydney with the sails of Opera House displaying Indigenous Kamilaroi artist Rhonda Sampson’s ‘Diyan Warrane’ artwork at dawn in Sydney, January 26, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Despite its challenges, Australia is a country worth celebrating for both its modern history and deep Indigenous culture, the governor-general says.

Whether through celebration, commemoration or protest, millions of people across the nation will mark the 235th anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip landing at Sydney Cove.