The ignorant pig is getting really desperate, quoting university polls.

CAPTAIN COOK AND THE FIRST FLEET
Captain Cook landed in Sydney on the 28th of April, 1770, and claimed the east coast of the Australian continent for Britain, naming it New South Wales.
SETTLEMENT
The first boat of the First Fleet landed at Botany Bay on 18 January, 1788, but the Fleet then later moved to Port Jackson (what became Sydney).
THE NAMING OF AUSTRALIA
January 1st 1900 was not the day that Australia was named. It was the day that the Commonwealth of Australia was formed by the federation of six British colonies: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania1
The name Australia was derived from the Latin word australis, meaning “southern”, and was used to refer to the hypothetical landmass in the south pole, known as Terra Australis.
The name Australia was first suggested by the English explorer Matthew Flinders in 1804, who circumnavigated the continent and drew a map of it. He preferred the name Australia over New Holland, which was the name given by the Dutch in the 17th century.
The name Australia was officially adopted by the British Admiralty in 1824, and was used in British legislation in 1828. The name Commonwealth of Australia was formalised in the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, which was passed by the UK Parliament.
January 1st, 1901 was the day that the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 came into effect.
Aboriginals never had a name for their country. There were several hundred separate tribes, most of which had their own language. The only names were the Aboriginal names for their various regions, roughly defined as their “hunting grounds” which were vigorously defended from invasion by neighboring tribes.
JANUARY 26th

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JANUARY 26th
The relevance of January 26th is when the National and Citizenship Act 1948 was proclaimed. This was the first day we all became Australians. Before that, all citizens, including Aboriginals born after 1921 were called "British Subjects."
Prior to this time, the various British colonies in Australia all had their own “Australia Day”, which was celebrated on a range of dates – see image.
The excuses for calling Australia Day (26th January) “Invasion Day”, based on the supposition that the date was either Captain Cook’s first landing, or the arrival of the First Fleet, are simply WRONG!
CONCLUSION
“The 26th of January is a great day for all of us. It is the day that Australians received their citizenship. The day which celebrates the implementation of the Nationality and Citizenship act of 1948, when we all became Australians in our own right. An Act giving freedom and protection to all Australians, old and new, the right to live under the protection of Australian Law, as a united nation.
Now, this annual date for a national celebration each year on January 26th is important. So, let’s just celebrate the day for what it is, the fact that we are Australians in our own right.”
And not talk of changing it for all the wrong reasons.
(Researched by Ray Read 15/01/2024.)

Hi Bezza,

You ask what day could top us becoming a British penal colony?

The day we become a Republic would be the obvious answer.

Don't forget that:

The British colonists were not our mates
When their born to rule predominates
What we should all like to see today
Is that mentality no longer allowed to stay

For we are ONE and we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream And we sing with one voice
I am, you are, we are Australian!

Josephus,

Why is our Head of State still a British monarch?

Foxy. You might be a latecomer ashamed of the people who worked and built this country. Most accommodated the local aboriginal population into their communities.

The Marxists look for things that divide communities like race or social injustice. They get in the ear of those they believe should have better deal and fight the establishment to create dysfunction, instead of working to improve the situations. It took 200+ years for the Woke Marxists to change the facts of history, to outlaw the Settlers as invaders, and commit genocide by wars as you believe. The Marxist agenda of SBS and ABC to create fraction in society. No sense of unity - One Nation.