Australia Day is being celebrated all over the country this Sunday. In Sydney, traditional ceremonies took place at dawn in various locations including Bondi beach and Barangaroo. The Sydney Opera House was also lit up with traditional paintings.

As 15,000 New Citizens are sworn in on Australia Day, millions of residents are firing up the barbecues and catching rays on the beach to celebrate the national holiday.

As more and more Aussies support celebrating Australia Day on January 26, Sydneysiders are spending Sunday simply enjoying the public holiday and embracing two of our nation’s most beloved pastimes – the beach and the pub.

Thousands have flocked to citizenship ceremonies across the country to pledge their commitment to Australia, as Anthony Albanese slammed Peter Dutton for snubbing the national Australia Day ceremony in Canberra.

Earlier reports suggested that more than 30,000 anti-Australia Day and pro-Palestine protesters could take to the streets in Melbourne’s CBD. Protests are set to begin from 9am in Brisbane’s Queen’s Garden,