Australia Day 2025 LIVE UPDATES: Dawn service kicks off national holiday despite outrage

A 'Dawn Service' was held on Sunday in the eastern suburbs on the occasion of Australia Day.

Waverley Council – which contains the wealthy eastern suburbs of Bondi, Bronte, Rose Bay, Tamarama and Dover Heights – has previously announced that the 'cultural expression of local knowledge holders and artists' will contain on Sunrise on January 26.

The council said the event was to “recognize the resilience and survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their constant bond with land and culture as the traditional preservators of this country.”

Military cross receiver Michael von Berg told Daily Mail Australia that the idea of ​​a Dawn service was deeply connected to Anzac Day and that it was a 'ambush' of the council that stuck it up to veterans and all those who have been protecting this country ' .

Sam Newman is accused of an amazing act of respect during a 'recognition of the country' in Victoria.

The former Footy Show -Guestheer and Afl Great was one of the guests of an Australia Day function in the State Government House on Wednesday.

According to another guest at the event, when Governor of Victoria Margaret Gardner started a recognition of the country, Newman could be seen to turn his back and head for the exit.

Australia Day, called 'Invasion Day' by indigenous Australians, the date of January 26 and the festivities that are held in the day, are increasingly a division point in Australian society.

26 January marks the Day of the Landing of 1788 of the first fleet in Sydney Cove and the increase of the Union flag by Arthur Phillip, the first governor of the colony.