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Latest news: Australia Day

Double demerits in place for Australia Day period

Double demerits apply to all speeding, seatbelt, mobile phone offences, and riding a motorcycle without a helmet, from midnight to Sunday.

What’s on around Canberra this weekend 26-29 January

With Thursday being the Australia Day public holiday, CW is predicting a lot of people may take Friday off for a four-day weekend.

Reflect on life as an Australian in ‘Lights on the Lake’

The National Capital Authority (NCA) invites locals and visitors to come and celebrate what it means to be Australian in Lights on the Lake – with market stalls, food vendors, and a laser light water show at Commonwealth Place, Lake Burley Griffin from 25 to 28 January.

Lights on the Lake spectacle for Australia Day

The National Capital Authority will bring an enormous spectacle to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin for Australia Day.

PM Anthony Albanese rejects call to change Australia Day

Anthony Albanese says the federal government has no plans to move Australia Day despite the City of Melbourne looking to lobby for a change.

New Australians congratulated at national citizenship ceremony

New Australians will write their own chapters in the nation's story, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, addressing crowds at the national flag-raising and citizenship ceremony in Canberra.

Concerns for Australia Day COVID-19 spread

A health expert has warned of the potential spread of the Omicron COVID-19 strain during Australia Day events as large crowds gather for protest or celebration. 

To the editor: Stefaniak’s rosy view of Australia Day

Bill Stefaniak's laughable white-washing of the complex relationship between Australia Day and Australia's Indigenous people (CW, 20 Jan) is unworthy of your readers.

A history of Australia’s national day

As Australia's national day approaches this year, it’s important to understand the reasoning and history behind the division over 26 January.

What’s on Australia Day 2022 in Canberra

CW has compiled a list of community events in Canberra this Australia Day, 26 January 2022, plus events in the lead up and aftermath.

Australia Day: a conversation is ‘a part of healing’

Twenty-two Canberrans became Australian citizens this morning in an Australia Day ceremony at Rond Terrace by the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.

Australia Day 2021 Honours: Canberra locals on the list

Canberrans are among more than 800 Australians, who have served the community “in almost every way conceivable”, congratulated by the Governor-General David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) today, 26 January, as they were...

What Australia Day means to Elizabeth Lee

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee speaks about arriving in Australia as a child from Korea, and her gradual acceptance of two cultures.

Tasmania’s Grace Tame named 2021 Australian of the Year

26-year-old Grace Tame of Hobart, Tasmania has been named the 2021 Australia of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra this evening.

What’s on: Australia Day 2021 in Canberra

CW has compiled a list of eleven community events on in Canberra this Australia Day, 26 January 2021, and in the lead up to the day.

Stage 88 Australia Day concert gives frontline workers free entry

Frontline workers are being invited to snap up some of the 5,000 tickets on sale for the Stage 88 Australia Day Concert for free.

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