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Politics
Keira Jenkins

Pride and shame: national day leaving many conflicted

First Nations leaders say the Australia Day debate will advance once wrongdoing is acknowledged. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Hurt, loss, embarrassment, sorrow, frustration. The feelings brought up by a single day in Australia are vast and varied. 

That day is January 26, known officially as Australia Day, but it has also been labelled Survival Day, Invasion Day and a day of mourning. 

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