In Australia, debate is raging over the status of Australia Day, the country's national day. Celebrated on the 26th of January, Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of Admiral Arthur Phillip on the continent, and the beginning of British colonialism in Australia. Given the inherently colonial flavour of the holiday, the celebration has garnered opposition, with many Aboriginal Australians advocating that the Australian government "Change the Date". Although it represents the interests of a historically marginalised group (Aboriginal Australians), the Change the Date movement now exercises a notable amount of power over Australian cultural institutions. Earlier this week, Cricket Australia announced that they would no longer be referring to cricket matches happening on Australia Day as "Australia Day" games. Although Australians still largely favour celebrating Australia Day on the 26th of January , the decision of Australian cultural institutions ...
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