Rallies mark Australia's divisive 'Invasion Day'

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 27, 2023 12:13 am

SYDNEY: Thousands protested Australia's increasingly divisive national day on Thursday as the public debates whether the country's Indigenous population should be recognized in the constitution.

Australia Day on January 26 has traditionally celebrated the arrival of European settlers at Sydney Harbor in 1788, and has typically been observed with beach parties and backyard barbecues.

RIPE FOR REDRESS Indigenous Australians and their supporters wearing T-shirts with the image of the Aboriginal flag take part in the annual ‘Invasion Day’ march through the streets of Sydney on Australia Day on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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