‘Sick of it’: Liberals pledge to scale back Welcome to Country ceremonies

‘Sick of it’: Liberals pledge to scale back Welcome to Country ceremonies

Sad scenes at the Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day and a controversy in the NRL last night have reignited the Welcome to Country debate.

Dutton calls for respect of Welcome to Country

Peter Dutton says people should respect Welcome to Country ceremonies when they are held, while reiterating his position that the leader of Australia should ensure the country is ‘united under one flag’.

Momentum grows to scale back 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies amid division concerns - Daily Telegraph NZ

Calls to scale back ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies in Australia are gaining momentum as more Australians express frustration with the constant repetition of these performances at public events. Liberal leaders Peter Dutton, Jacinta Price, and Tony Abbott argue the practice has become divisive rather than unifying, with Price noting it sends the wrong message that non-Indigenous Australians don’t belong. A Welcome to Country is a formal ceremony…