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What event in Australia's history does Australia Day mark?
- aThe joining of the colonies into one nation in 1901
- bThe first sitting of Parliament in Canberra in 1927
- cThe arrival of the First Fleet from Britain in 1788Correct answer
- dThe end of World War I in 1918
Why?
Australia Day is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The ships carried the first British settlers to Australia.
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