On January 26, Australia Day
a National Holiday of Australia is celebrated.
Australia Day,
celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national
day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first
British settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is
that of the foundation of a British penal colony at Sydney
Cove on Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788, by Captain
Arthur Phillip, in his capacity as the first Governor of New
South Wales. Australia Day is an official public holiday in
all states and territories of Australia, and has also been
known as Anniversary Day and Foundation Day.