26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.

For years, the question of whether to move Australia Day to a less contentious date has loomed over the festivities.

A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, the second ...

The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary celebrations of 1938. The painting depicts the moment that Captain Arthur Phillip ...

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before ...

Was Australia invaded by Britain on January 26, 1788? For a growing number of people, our national holiday, which marks the ...

Because January 26 falls on a Sunday this year, many people will get a long weekend thanks to a public holiday on Monday.

AUSTRALIAN police began an investigation yesterday after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered with red paint and disfigured. The attack took place ahead of Australia Day, which commemorates the ...

A well-known statue of Captain James Cook was vandalized once again in 12 months ahead of the Australia Day weekend.As per ...

Polling from Resolve Strategic, published in Nine Newspapers, shows 24 per cent of respondents want to change the date, a ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.