Australia Day

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Australia Day is the annual national holiday that commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and is marked by celebrations, citizenship ceremonies, and public events across the country.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Australia Day canonical 15
Australia Day honours 1
Australian Bicentenary 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday
public holiday
alsoCalledByCritics Day of Mourning
Invasion Day
Invasion Day
surface form: Survival Day
alsoKnownAs Foundation Day
surface form: ANA Day

Anniversary Day
Foundation Day
commemorates arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove
raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove
controversy association with British colonisation
impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
country Australia
date 26 January
frequency annual
governingBody National Australia Day Council
hasAward Australian of the Year awards
surface form: Australian of the Year Award

Australian of the Year awards
surface form: Australia’s Local Hero Award

Australian of the Year awards
surface form: Senior Australian of the Year Award

Australian of the Year awards
surface form: Young Australian of the Year Award
hasSymbol Australian national anthem
Australian national flag
hasTheme citizenship
multiculturalism
national identity
national pride
inception 1788-01-26
legalStatus national public holiday in Australia
location Australia
New South Wales
Sydney Cove
observedBy Australian citizens
Parliament of Australia
surface form: Australian government

Australian permanent residents
Australian states and territories
partOf Australian national days
publicHolidayIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
relatedEvent National Day of Mourning (1938)
Yabun Festival
subjectOf Australia Day debate
typicalActivity Australian of the Year awards
barbecues
citizenship ceremonies
community festivals
concerts
family gatherings
fireworks displays
flag-raising ceremonies
sporting events

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Input
Subject: Australia Day
Description of subject: Australia Day is the annual national holiday that commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and is marked by celebrations, citizenship ceremonies, and public events across the country.

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australia nationalDay Australia Day
Foundation Day alsoKnownAs Australia Day
Australian of the Year awards relatedTo Australia Day
this entity surface form: Australia Day honours
Invasion Day refersTo Australia Day
Day of Mourning appliesTo Australia Day
Day of Mourning relatedTo Australia Day
Yabun Festival associatedWithDate Australia Day
World Expo 88 commemoratedEvent Australia Day
this entity surface form: Australian Bicentenary
state and territory Australia Day councils observes Australia Day
subject surface form: State and territory Australia Day councils
NADC focus Australia Day
subject surface form: National Australia Day Council
Commonwealth of Australia nationalDay Australia Day
Australians hasNationalHoliday Australia Day