Labor enshrines Welcome to Country in national party platform as One Nation promises to end ceremonies
The Australian Labor Party has moved to formally enshrine support for Welcome to Country ceremonies in its national…
‘Bloody good question’: Concerns after Australian War Memorial opened with ‘long Welcome to Country’ but no national anthem
The Coalition has raised concerns after the Australian War Memorial decided not to play the national anthem at…
Reconciliation Week puts spotlight on Welcome to Country tradition after divisive Anzac Day services
Welcome to Country ceremonies have become increasingly politicised in recent years. Anzac Day this year was a case…
RSL Australia to review Welcome to Country policies after elders booed on Anzac Day
RSL Australia will review its Welcome to Country guidelines after Indigenous elders and veterans were booed during Anzac…
Qld Premier David Crisafulli attends Anzac Day event with no Acknowledgement of Country
The Queensland premier has attended a dawn service in Townsville on Anzac Day, which did not include an…
Booing during Welcome to Country at Melbourne, Sydney and Perth Anzac Day services draws condemnation
Racist booing and heckling from crowd members during multiple Welcome to Country speeches at Anzac Day services across…
Indigenous teen speaks out against heckling of Welcome to Country
When an Indigenous high school student from rural New South Wales saw an elder being booed while welcoming…
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has lost his bid for bail over Camp Sovereignty charges
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been denied bail over charges linked to an attack on a First Nations…
Advance used unblurred footage of minors taken from education organisations without consent in new ad
Conservative lobby group Advance is under fire for repurposing footage of identifiable children without obtaining consent in a…
Hobart City councillor proposes moving Acknowledgement of Country from official proceedings
A Hobart City councillor is calling for Aboriginal acknowledgements at official events to take place before proceedings begin,…