Australia Day vs. Invasion Day: Why debate gets more heated every year

It might just be a commercial — Australian Lamb’s annual advertisement ahead of Australia Day on January 26 — but it’s struck a nerve with a lot of Australians this year.

As Australians deal with a record-breaking heatwave, environmental devastation and a sixth prime minister in just over a decade, the annual fierce debate over the country’s national day might be the thing that pushes many of them over the edge.