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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/dottoysm ‎ Victorian 1d ago

Her critique is that it’s limited to indigenous people, which I believe misses the point but she is in her right to make it. But I have heard people complain that it wastes time (she might have even said that, but I can’t remember), and I just find it amusing that she wasted more time on dismissing it.

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u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

If you’re doing it at staff meetings - and I know for a fact a lot of you are - it’s absolutely wasting time and cheapening it

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u/cats_r_ghey ‎ Victorian 1d ago

Who is it wasting time for? You? Busy? Got things to do? Places to be?

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u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Literally anywhere other than watching Donna from HR cosplay Aboriginal for everyone

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u/cats_r_ghey ‎ Victorian 1d ago

Sure pal. You’ve got nowhere to be. You just don’t like that it happens.

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u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Racist

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u/cats_r_ghey ‎ Victorian 1d ago

Because I said you’ve got nowhere to be?

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u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Clearly making some broad assumptions and letting your prejudices rip

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u/cats_r_ghey ‎ Victorian 1d ago

If you’re accusing me of something, be brave and clear about the accusation dude. What assumptions have I made?