A Melbourne Council Has Canned Australia Day Celebrations and the PM Is Cranky

The City of Yarra, the council that represents Melbourne's inner north-east, has unanimously voted against further Australia Day celebrations on January 26.

The decision was made after months of consultation with local Indigenous leaders and will mean that the council will drop all references to Australia Day and instead organise an event "marking the loss of Indigenous culture."

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacked the decision by saying he was disappointed people were using the day to divide people when it was intended to unite people.

"An attack on Australia Day is a repudiation of the values the day celebrates: freedom, a fair go, mateship and diversity," Turnbull said in a statement.

"I recognise Australia Day, and its history, is complex for many Indigenous Australians but the overwhelming majority of Australians believe the 26th of January is the day and should remain our national day."

It's not the first time a council has attempted to change the way Australia views January 26. Fremantle mayor Brad Pettit announced last year they would axe the 2017 celebrations in favour of a more "inclusive event."

"Australia Day will still exist and people can still come down and there will still be things to do in Fremantle on Australia Day," he said. "This is just offering another alternative event that celebrates the diversity of Australians and one that I know Aboriginal people in Fremantle are more comfortable with than January 26."

Just going to leave this one here.