Welcome To Country
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elder Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin says she will attend Thursday night's NRL Indigenous Round match between Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos, but remains "disappointed" a resolut...
Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has accused One Nation senators of deliberately disrespecting First Nations Australians, after they turned their backs during the Ackno...
One Nation senators turned their backs during the Acknowledgement of Country at the opening of Federal Parliament on Tuesday, in a move which shows the right-wing party will continue to engage in cult...
The ongoing backlash against Acknowledgement of, and Welcome to Country ceremonies — most recently in early childhood education, and again in parliament — reflects a deeper unease within A...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used the opening of Australia's 48th Parliament to push back against conservative criticism of Welcome to Country ceremonies, describing them as a "powerful way" to...
New data from Reconciliation Australia shows strong public support for reconciliation and truth-telling, but also a rise in Indigenous people reporting experiences of racism.
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service has withdrawn its support for Melbourne Storm after the NRL club's decision to cancel its Welcome to Country ceremony at the last moment ahead of this year's An...
Within a week of the Melbourne Storm's interruption of ANZAC Day pre-match cultural protocols, the NRL has confirmed Welcome to Country ceremonies will remain on the Magic Round schedule in Meanjin th...
Evidence has been found that a Melbourne Storm co-owner heavily influenced the cancellation of an Acknowledgment of Country ceremony on ANZAC Day and has ties to a lobby group opposed to Indigenous re...
Former Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has defended Welcomes to Country, delivering a defence of the practice that has faced criticism from conservatives and Coalition politicians.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has claimed Welcome to Country ceremonies are "overdone" and should only be used for ceremonial and important events.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has reaffirmed his plan not to stand in front of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags if he becomes Prime Minister, despite criticism that his position is div...
A senior Wurundjeri Elder and great-great niece of William Barak was prevented from delivering the Welcome to Country before an NRL game on Friday night.