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Thousands of people in Australia protest their national day, Australia Day, on Friday in solidarity with Indigenous communities. They call protests Invasion Day rally, urging the government to either stop celebrating or choose a different date, according to Reuters and The Guardian. Australia Day Australia Day on January 26 marks the day when Britain created a penal colony in New South Wales. In 1788, they arrived in the place that is the capital city of Sydney now, bringing colonists and convicts with the First Fleet. Every state and territory observes it as an official public holiday, marked…

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