Australia Day 2025: celebrations and invasion day protests spark debate

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Australia Day 2025 saw official celebrations and peaceful Invasion Day protests nationwide, highlighting Indigenous justice and calls to rethink January 26. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Australia Day 2025 was marked by both official celebrations and peaceful

00:09Invasion Day protests. Many activists renewed calls to change the date saying

00:21January 26th is not a day to celebrate. In Sydney, Australia Day dazzled with

00:32music, lights and fireworks over the harbour. Performances at the Opera House

00:38celebrated the diversity of Aussie stories.

00:44Meanwhile tens of thousands attended peaceful Invasion Day demonstrations

00:48calling for Indigenous justice and treaty negotiations.

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