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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.’
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.
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.
Opinion: Australians Now Contemplating Whether ‘Woke’ Has Gone Too Far
Following the defeat of The Voice, some institutions are banning Welcome to Country ceremonies.
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.’
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.’
Presbyterian Church of Australia Bans Indigenous Ceremonies During Service
“It was decided an Acknowledgement of Country or welcome to country would not be appropriate.”
‘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 leaves placed nearby.