Officially, it’s ‘Australia Day’. But celebrating the landing of the first fleet is increasingly becoming a faux pas, and crowd numbers at Invasion Day rallies are growing by the thousands. 

Surveys show the majority of Australians still want to celebrate Australia Day, but more people, particularly younger generations, are choosing to ignore the public holiday altogether.

Today, City and Culture reporter for The Age, Sophie Aubrey, on the impending fate of Australia Day and whether this bitterly divided holiday will survive much longer.

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