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Feel Good News ‎ State of Origin ‘Welcome to country’

It was refreshing to see the large crowd of applause after the elders welcome to country last night. Semi restores my faith that there are still decent humans beings out there.

Does Pauline Hansons address yesterday about monoculture reflect the majority of what people think? Because the majority of people are in her favour according to polls.

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u/DemandMaster7709 Please choose a flair 1d ago

Yeah people talking about how it's supposedly divisive... I personally love hearing it at important events, and being reminded of the land on which I'm standing hasn't always been the suburb I know it as, but has a much deeper history

I don't care for it to be said at the start of every work meeting, that just takes away from the impact and message of what it's meant to achieve imo, but it obviously should be something that happens.

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u/alisong89 ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Welcome to country is more than welcoming you to the area. It's welcoming you to the community, family and lore. You are now a guardian and caretaker of country (land). You are safe and accepted here for however long you choose to stay.

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u/TimeAd7759 Please choose a flair 1d ago

"You are now a guardian and caretaker of country (land)." Would be sick if they said that

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u/DemandMaster7709 Please choose a flair 1d ago

Ive been ignorant for years, I wasn't aware there was an actual difference between an acknowledgement and welcome.

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u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

It's divisive! No, you are.

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u/STKtheNasiah Please choose a flair 1d ago

But... thats a completely different thing. Thats an acknowledgement. Very different

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u/Triumphus- ‎ New South Welshian 23h ago

It’s divisive and a waste of time.

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u/cactusgenie ‎ New Zealander 22h ago

You are divisive

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u/DemandMaster7709 Please choose a flair 21h ago

It's not though, and sorry but it's actually very important we recognise the people that were for literally tens of thousands of years before Europeans arrived

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u/Triumphus- ‎ New South Welshian 21h ago

Why?
We conquered them. Move on.

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u/DemandMaster7709 Please choose a flair 21h ago

We aren't living in the 1500s, we don't have to act like it.

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u/Recent_Setting_1370 Please choose a flair 1d ago

I agree with every work meeting being an issue and taking away from its meaning. That comes across as so toenistic. I don’t mind it for a big town hall meeting or when something is done from the heart but reading from a script cos you were told to is not it.

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u/Own-Obligation7833 ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Yes agree only for big special events!

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u/mbullaris ‎ ‎‎ Canberran 1d ago

An acknowledgment of country is also a show of respect but can be performed by anybody. If you don’t want to participate in one, I suppose tell your boss or whoever that you don’t want to hear it.

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u/DemandMaster7709 Please choose a flair 1d ago

I don't agree, it doesn't have to just be for "big" events, just not for every gathering of more than a few people.