Universities will consider giving staff the option to work on Australia Day following an ongoing debate around the controversial date. Earlier this month, the University of Wollongong announced they would let staff work on January 26 saying it wasn't “a ...

It’s a date that has become so contested in Australia that every year the number of opinion columns, protests and social media quarrels devoted to the issue continue to proliferate exponentially. January 26. Depending on one’s background and ideological stance, ...

An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants. However, Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Issues Jacinta Elston ...

People who like a good debate on the true meaning of Australia Day could stand to learn something from Australia's academics. Misconception and meaning around our national holiday has long been a point of discussion in academic circles, but has now ...