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The first Royal Navy fleet arrived Sydney Cove more than two centuries ago and hoist the flag of Great Britain. The past has gotten more complicated with time, particularly when it comes to the question of whether or not Australia should keep King Charles as the country's head of state. Following Queen Elizabeth II's death, a referendum on the issue has been postponed, which is encouraging news for the UK.

An outraged boomer has tee shirted a young Aussie.

Some people may be split on whether or not Friday is 'Australia Day' or 'Invasion Day,' but historians and legal experts agree that some basic facts should not be ignored. On its arrival in New South Wales, the First Fleet sailed from England with clear instructions that the indigenous people were not to be concerned. No shots were fired as it landed in Port Jackson on January 26, 1788, and no one was injured physically, and no one was injured. The debate about whether or not the country was invaded or settled or a combination of both is at the forefront of the discussion about how and when we commemorate Australia Day.

Fewer than five Australians want to change the date of Australia Day, while nine in ten Aussies say they're 'proud to be Australian.' According to a recent survey, almost two-thirds of Australians, 66%, agree that the date of Australia Day should remain unchanged as January 26 - the day the First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove in 1788. Many Indigenous Australians have dubbed the public holiday 'Invasion Day' as it signals the beginning of Australia's colonization.

Rowan Dean, the presenter of Sky News, said Kmart has'spat' in the face of proud Australians by refusing to sell Australia Day products. Kmart announced last Friday that it would no longer produce products for the holiday out of respect for the day's painful past for Indigenous people. According to Kmart's Facebook page, it has sold a substantial number of Australia Day products from 2014 to 2016. For several years, Australia Day has been shrouded, with Aussies split on whether January 26 marks the start of modern Australia or the start of Indigenous oppression.

Narelda Jacobs, the Indigenous presenter, is urging Australians not to celebrate Australia Day on January 26. Governor Arthur Phillip's raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Port Jackson, New South Wales, on the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at 1788. For several Indigenous Australians, this day is not a cause for celebration but rather a reminder of the dispossession of their land, culture, and peoples.

On Wednesday, a dissatisfied customer took to the Kmart (inset) Facebook page to vent their annoyance with the store's lack of Australia Day products. Since the customer had no trouble finding room for the American custom of Halloween, they said they needed Australia Day gear for an occasion and slammed the shortage of stocks.' According to Kmart's Facebook page, the company carried a large range of Australia Day products, including swimming costumes, shorts, and dresses, from 2014 to 2016, but it will not offer Australia Day products this year.

Woolworths workers will be able to determine whether or not they celebrate Australia Day with employees who inform them that they can cancel January 26 off or switch it for another date. Woolworths said it had decided to make Australia Day flexible in light of the agony that January 26 represents to Indigenous people.

In recent years, Channel 10 has prioritised political stability over programming, and the end has been nothing short of disastrous. The U.S.-owned network is now losing viewers over fist due to the influx of left-leaning material. Now, as rumors swirl the internet, we take a look at how going 'woke' sent Channel 10 looking down the barrel of going broke.

Telstra is the latest in a string of businesses to announce employees that they can choose to work on Australia Day and then go on leave at a later date. In an email sent to all editorial and programming staff last week, Beverley McGarvey, ANZ's chief content officer, and co-lead Jarrod Villani only referred to Australia Day as 'January 26.' The pair told staff that it was "not a day of celebration" for Indigenous people, and that workers would determine whether or not they wanted to take the day off as a public holiday or work.

Joe Hildebrand, the former Channel 10 presenter, has sluggishly criticized his former employer after two senior executives advised staff to avoid Australia Day by working the public holiday. Hildebrand, 46, who was a host on morning show Studio 10 from 2013 to 2020, accused the TV station of virtue signalling while addressing Channel Seven's Sunrise on Tuesday. Instead of trashing Australia Day, a national holiday that is widely supported by the majority of Australians, the network should instead be donating to Indigenous charities. Samantha Maiden, a sunrise anchor and News.com.au's senior reporter, couldn't resist taking a shot at Channel 10's aging workforce and endless rounds of redundancies.

In an email sent to editorial and programming staff last week, Beverley McGarvey, the station's chief content officer, refused to refer to January 26 as Australia Day. Ms McGarvey, Paramount Australia and New Zealand's executive vice president, told staff that it was "not a day of celebration," and that those who wanted to work rather than taking the day off were encouraged to do so. We as an organisation acknowledge that January 26 is not a day of celebrations for our First Nations people.' We know that there has been a turbulent past, particularly around that date and the recognition of that date as Australia Day.' Many who wanted to celebrate Australia Day "reflect and acknowledge the Australian people's differing viewpoints and viewpoints," the network's chief said.

Narelda Jacobs, an Indigenous journalist, has contributed to the discussion surrounding the demolition of historic monuments. On Tuesday night, Jacobs was talking about Hobart City Council's decision to remove a statue of William Crowther, who cut the skull of Aboriginal man William Lanne in 1869 and delivered it to London nine years before he became Hobart's premier. Jacobs, 46, asked hosts Waleed Aly and Peter Helliar: 'Who is that person and who is more worthy of being there?'

The Project's hosts (Carrie Bickmore and Steve Price, pictured right), among other topics (including the argument that history can be interpreted as racial, as well as the benefit of learning about history and making changes based on it.