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- Australia Day or Invasion Day? The debate dividing a nation - 1News
Australia Day marks the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, an event that began British sovereignty over the continent For many Indigenous Australians, however, the date signifies the beginning of land theft, cultural oppression, and massacres that decimated entire communities
- Yes, this continent was invaded in 1788 – an international law expert . . .
The colonisation of Australia was an invasion from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective
- Australia Day Invasion Day – Overview - NTNU
To them, 26 January is not a date to celebrate, rather it is the date when the invasion of their country, massacre of their people and the destruction of their lives started Many call it Invasion Day or Survival Day, and take part in protest marches on this day
- How would you feel about Castle Doctrine in Australia?
There is nothing in our legislation stipulating that a person must not arm themselves against an unarmed intruder There is simply a general legal requirement that use of force in self defence must be reasonable and proportional
- Settlement or invasion? - Creative Spirits
While most Australians proudly commemorate the history of the Anzacs or Australia's contribution to the World Wars, they are very reluctant to acknowledge the British invasion of Australia
- Was Australia invaded or settled? - The AIM Network
Was Australia invaded or settled? This article was first drafted this time last year in response to a passionate debate around Australia Day on whether Australia was settled by the English, or invaded
- In their own words: What Invasion Day means to a rural Indigenous . . .
In Australia, the date of Jan 26 goes by many names "Australia Day" is what you might hear in media and on TV But for many people, Indigenous or otherwise, it also goes by "Invasion Day"
- Inconvenient fact: Native title can only exist if Australia . . . - WAtoday
Whether Australia's colonisation by the British Empire should be classified as an invasion or settlement is not a question of mere semantics It's a question that holds serious legal and political
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