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An increasing number of non-Indigenous Australians find it impossible to celebrate Australia Day, in the knowledge that many of their Indigenous fellow citizens treat it as a day of mourning.
Thousands of demonstrators have observed Australia’s national day by holding “Invasion Day” rallies to express their solidarity with the indigenous community of the nation.
If you think of Australia Day–essentially the country’s July 4th–as a great time to throw a shrimp on the barbie and be glad your ancestors were shipped off to Australia instead of g.