Despite the debate around keeping January 26 as Australia Day, some were content to take the public holiday as a chance to relax and enjoy some picture-perfect weather.
Sydney s CBD is dotted with 25 publicly funded statues of colonial figures and even some of their pets but there is not one statue commemorating a First Nations person on public land.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared it was fine to give workers a choice of working Australia Day or not, with many opting to take another day as a public holiday.