Australia Day
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Have a respectful January 26, 2022
Today, January 26th, is a day of competing narratives. Whatever your focus on this day, we urge all Australians to also take time to reflect on the perspective […]
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January 26, 2020 message
January 26th is Australia’s national day. The name “Australia Day” was adopted nationally in 1935, and it wasn’t until 1994 that the date became a national public holiday. […]
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Being Australian
Some Australian have ancestors who came here over 50,000 years ago and were, according to research published in Nature, the worlds earliest explorers. The cultures of our Indigenous […]
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Australia Day, African Youth and the Far Right
The Voice of Australia is a page that describes itself as “against animal cruelty – particularly Halal Ritual Slaughter & the Islamisation of Australia”. It’s grown by 1% to 26,343 […]
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Press Release: OHPI announces “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A day-long campaign “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” will promote positive Australian values and encourage the reporting of bigotry and racism throughout tomorrow (January […]
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Racist groups use Australia Day to promote bigotry
Racist groups on social media are using Australia Day to challenge who counts as Australian, and what being Australian means. They are spreading a message that those born in […]
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Let’s make it happen on Australia Day
A great discussion is underway on the OHPI Facebook page as we plan for our Unity in Diversity on Australia Day Campaign. The Indigenous voice, calling for a […]
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The different meanings of Australia Day
Yesterday, we announced we would be running an all day campaign on January 26 called “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day”. The campaign will create images for people to share promoting Australian values such […]
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Unity in Diversity on Australia Day
OHPI is running a day-long campaign “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” all day on January 26. The campaign features images the public can share on social media with […]