Australia Day
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- Political leadership
PM dodges Australia Day stoush with Dutton, calls him ‘nasty’
Anthony Albanese sidestepped the culture war topic, instead laying into Peter Dutton in personal terms over his opposition to Labor’s cost-of-living plans.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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Unhappy campers: Caravan park fees soar as free sites snapped up
Victorians are finding campsites cost almost as much as hotels, putting them out of reach for many families.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
Woolworths reverses decision on celebrating Australia Day
Woolworths said it had listened to community feedback and “recognised” its customers and employees wanted the supermarket chain to celebrate January 26.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
Backflip after Australia Day celebrations ‘banned’ at dozens of popular Perth drinking holes
There has been an extraordinary backflip just hours after a hospitality giant announced it would ban Australia Day celebrations at its pubs.
- Sarah Brookes
Cricket reveals plan to ‘respectfully deliver’ Australia Day games
The desire to restore cricket to the contentious date is revealed in CA’s latest Reconciliation Action Plan.
- Jon Pierik
Residents in northern Perth suburb want ‘nation’s biggest’ citizenship ceremony to stay on January 26
City of Wanneroo staff said the decision to change or retain the date of its Australia Day citizenship ceremony was likely to cause upset either way.
- Claire Ottaviano
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- Australian cricket
Tennis ratings wipeout fears led to cricket avoiding Australia Day
Fears of a broadcast ratings wipeout in the face of the Australian Open men’s final led Cricket Australia to avoid playing on Australia Day next January.
- Daniel Brettig
‘It unleashes horrible hatred’: The price Bridget Brennan has paid for speaking up
At the start of her career, the ABC News Breakfast co-host was told she didn’t sound right for television. She’s since found her voice.
- Jacqueline Maley
‘Too big for their boots’: See what your local election candidates say about Gaza, antisemitism and Australia Day
Use our interactive to read what candidates in Greater Melbourne said when asked if councils should make statements on social issues along with managing roads, rates and rubbish.
- Tom Cowie and Nathanael Scott
Buy gum! How our British bash got a bit expensive and didn’t bring the brass
It was the off again, on again Australia Day celebration in London that almost didn’t happen, and now we’ve got the bill.
- Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
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