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.’

An Indigenous dancer performs a Welcome to Country ceremony before round 12 NRL match between Dolphins and Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on May 20, 2023. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Just a week after Queensland Aboriginal elders voted against performing the Welcome to Country ceremony, Victoria’s Melbourne Storm rugby league team has quietly announced its own intention to scale back the practice.

The Epoch Times understands the Storm’s final decision came after it tested the waters during the season by removing the ceremony from some games.