New polling proves what we've always known: 26 January is the most racist day on the calendar

Thank you to everyone who has signed this petition. We wanted to share why this campaign matters more than ever.

In April 2026, Clothing The Gaps and Future Super commissioned YouGov to run a dedicated, nationally representative poll of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about their experiences of racism on 26 January.

Read the full blog with polling results and our submission to the Inquiry. 

The results are confronting:

32% of First Nations people have personally experienced racism on 26 January, and 61% of that racism happens online. 36% say it's gotten worse over the past five years  and it's young people carrying the heaviest load.

We took these findings straight to the Australian Parliament's Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, calling on the Committee to formally recognise 26 January as a National Day of Mourning and move the public holiday to an Australian Long Weekend instead.

The good news: 61% of First Nations people and 54% of all Australian voters agree — they'd prefer an Australian Long Weekend on the second-last Monday of January over a holiday locked to 26 January.

The Committee has the evidence. Now the government needs the courage to act.