Adelaide's Australia Day Parade down King William Street in 2018. Photo: AAP/ Morgan Sette

Opinion

Australia Day needs to change - but not yet

Australia Day should be celebrated on a different date, argues former South Australian Attorney-General Peter Duncan, but advocates for change must be patient or they could risk entrenching 26 January as our national day.

News

PM back-pedals on idea for national indigenous day

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is back-pedalling on his idea for a new national day to celebrate indigenous people and culture.

Opinion

From mourning to celebration, Australia Day means different things

The freedom to debate our history and our national day is one reason why Australians should celebrate, writes Houssam Abiad, the chairperson of the Australia Day Council of South Australia.

Opinion

Let's celebrate Australia - but not on January 26

Australia should choose a national day that enriches the community rather than one that is an occasion for mourning, writes Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

Local

Local govt should stay out of debate I started, says councillor

The Adelaide City councillor urging Lord Mayor Martin Haese to lobby the Federal Government against changing the date of Australia Day says councils should stay out of the issue, and focus on roads and rubbish instead.