May 9 is the date the first Australian parliament met, and when the first parliament in Canberra and the first on Capital Hill opened. It means far more than the King’s birthday, or January 26, says ANNA HOWE.
We missed out on a holiday for the king’s coronation. Early next month we are about to get one for his birthday in most states of Australia, on a day that isn’t actually his birthday. That holiday was Australia’s first, declared by NSW Governor Arthur Phillip in 1788 to mark the birthday of George III. […]
May 9 is the date the first Australian parliament met, and when the first parliament in Canberra and the first on Capital Hill opened. It means far more than the King’s birthday, or January 26.
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