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NRL Team Clarifies Move to Cut Back on Indigenous ‘Welcome to Country’ Performances
The move comes as Australian institutions begin scaling back the prevalence of Indigenous 'virtue signalling.'
December 15, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Aboriginal Elders Vote to End ‘Welcome to Country’, Say It’s Become a ‘Business’
Juru elder Randall Ross says the ceremony has been misused for profit.
December 9, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Councillor Fights to Scrap Indigenous Ceremonies Before Council Meetings
One Indigenous organisation says council should be focused on 'bigger issues' rather than race-based politics.
January 12, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Australians Now Contemplating Whether ‘Woke’ Has Gone Too Far
Following the defeat of The Voice, some institutions are banning Welcome to Country ceremonies.
December 5, 2023
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Eric Abetz
WA Council Rejects Proposal to Scrap Indigenous Ceremony at Council Events
The councillor who raised the proposal says the community is tired of 'tokenism' and 'wokeisms.'
December 1, 2023
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Henry Jom
2 City Councils Vote to Scrap Indigenous Ceremonies During Meetings
Councillors of Northern Areas Council say the reason for the move is because Australia is 'one country.'
November 29, 2023
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Henry Jom
Presbyterian Church of Australia Bans Indigenous Ceremonies During Service
"It was decided an Acknowledgement of Country or welcome to country would not be appropriate.”
September 15, 2023
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Henry Jom
‘Welcome to Country’ Ceremony for Newborn Receives Criticism
The image on social media features a newborn draped in possum fur with a branch of gum tree ...
September 14, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
Acknowledging Country: Why Do Australians Like Apologising so Much?
Commentary I recently flew into Rome's Fiumicino airport. As an Australian traveller, I'm all too familiar with the ...
July 31, 2023
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David Daintree
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