Are 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies overdone?

Lets face it....Albo's Voice proposal was his lead act coming out of the last election 

Spent a fortune putting it together only to create a massive divide in the country

0 out of 10 as far as execution went - 80% support down to 40% !

So I think its only fair Dutton tries to get a gauge on Albo's latest ideas in the same area.

Is this election a referendum on his handling of that one issue?

'Hate media', 'welcome to country' - Dutton's polling must be showing he's losing the Hansonite vote.

What else has he got in his (MAGA) bag of tricks?

 

Tip - stay well clear if i were your Albo & all your woke mates.......your almost over the line......just the sort of issue that will turn the undecided 

You raise an interesting point.

I asked Chatty, what is the purpose of welcome to country ceremonies. The first thing it said is:

Sovereignty - now that's an interesting word. So I ask Chatty:

Do the traditional owners have sovereignty?

"In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are often described as having never ceded their sovereignty. That means they never formally gave up or surrendered their rights to land, law, and governance — either through treaties, agreements, or conquest.

However, under Australian law, sovereignty is considered to rest with the Crown (the government). The High Court's decision in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) recognized native title — the ongoing connection of Indigenous peoples to land — but it also clearly stated that the British Crown acquired sovereignty when it colonized Australia, and that question of sovereignty was not something the Court could challenge."

So does welcome to country rely on the idea that the Australian law on sovereignty is illegitimate?

"That's a really insightful question — and the answer is nuanced.

A Welcome to Country does not formally challenge Australian legal sovereignty in a direct or legal sense. It's more a cultural and moral recognition that Indigenous peoples were here first, have deep and ongoing connections to their lands, and never ceded their authority or custodianship."

Spot on. It’s a dog whistle that’s now being weaponised. Just as Lydia and her cronies

 I always look at the content. But you only rarely provide it.

 Nat Butcher was taken out by a hip-drop tackle...no doubt.

 

It has been and always was a part of the Koori culture.

The indigenous population who lived on Bennelong Point when Cook rolled in, welcomed him and his crews. They were strangers and they were welcomed.

As I stated, in every culture this happens. While western cultures may not have a ceremony or official event (which is nonsense because every time a member of the Royal family visits Australia where ever they land they are met by the Prime Minister and Governor General), that does not mean other cultures should follow suit and reject a very human way of greeting visitors and guests.

I suppose people like Bolt who have no knowledge of anything they have not experienced, get swept up in this woke nonsense for anything they do not like or tolerate. What a terrible life they must live, not having experiences outside their four wall box, and these are also the people who allow our governments to govern without innovation and creative thinking so the status quo can be upheld.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but people like Bolt have a soapbox, which is able to reach millions of people, and his ideas are dangerous.

I am not saying I agree with his opponents, but this guy has shown, by continuing to push this issue as the most important thing in our nation needs to address, that he is devisive. That is dangerous!

   

"If you accept the land is owned by Indigenous"

Different concept of ownership.