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Darlene Hoover
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September 16, 2024
Christian Taylor
This headline is just playing tricks on us like always! 🙄 But after actually reading the article, it all makes sense now!
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September 16, 2024
Joel Elliott
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September 17, 2024
Barry Tate
Yo, Ernie Dingo brought in Welcome to Country - it ain't the usual way, period.
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September 16, 2024
Adrian Hoyle
Sometimes we all just need a little reminder about how important a Welcome to Country is. This explanation really helps us appreciate and understand indigenous culture better. Costa Vrahnos
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September 16, 2024
Dave Hipworth
Planet Earth is fair dinkum for all of us!
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September 16, 2024
Paul Ward
Only the untrained minds have taken offense, but all he has uttered holds the stamp of truth. Jay Cardy
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Craig Sutton
250,000 years? Nah mate, more like 65,000. And before Cook? That's a load of bull someone's cooked up. Talking about causing more rifts, he's spot on.
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September 16, 2024
Neil ShepherdNS
Neil Shepherd
The Welcome to Country was totally fine, and I actually found it pretty interesting. It seems like some folks, especially the audience for this publication, just love getting their feathers ruffled.
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September 16, 2024
Jeff Roberts
I don't believe he made a mistake, except for saying 250,000 BC, as Homo sapiens did not finish evolving until 70,000 years ago. Kim Smith
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Di Miles
Evolution never stops, but I dig the idea.
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September 16, 2024
Bobby Jones
Over 250,000 years...some blokes really need to hit the books again.
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September 16, 2024
Allen Martin
I'm just done with all this welcome to country crap. We're all here, so deal with it. Let's just learn to coexist. You can't change what's already happened, so let's just move forward and make it better.
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September 16, 2024
Richard Mitchell
The headline and the story are just trying to make a big fuss. When you actually read what he said, it's not controversial at all. He's simply stating that 'welcome to country' is for everyone, regardless of skin color, who comes to that area. It's an invitation for anyone to that specific part of t... View More
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September 16, 2024
Ashley Marshall
Ernie Dingo needs to talk to this guy and explain the origins. Nancy Long
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Will Brown
He deserves praise for speaking out, despite the abundance of ignorant voices on the subject.
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September 16, 2024
Michael Farina
The impact relies on the deliverer. Carrie Harper
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Jonathan Hickman
Inform the AFL.
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September 16, 2024
Max Shepherd
So like, I've been into football for like 40-50 years, and I remember seeing this awesome player named Polly Farmer and others. But throughout all those years, I never saw a 'welcome to country' thing happening. But now, it's happening all the time, and I'm kinda curious why that is! Maybe the refer... View More
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Melissa Welsh
Because no one bothered to double-check what was cool and nobody cared to study. Do you honestly believe Polly Farmer would have felt comfortable sharing that information with anyone at that time? He would have probably been beat to a pulp!
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September 16, 2024
Pamela Miller
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September 17, 2024
Nathan Gibbs
Welcome to our country! Enjoy the clothes, microphone, audience, cars, electricity, entertainment, houses, and social security our culture offers.
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September 16, 2024
Aaron Cox
Ernie Dingo came up with the brilliant idea of Welcome to Country! Paul Bennett
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Jerry Sanchez
It's become bloody tokenized to mean bugger all anymore.
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September 16, 2024
Adam McGregor
Maria Sanchez
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Keegan Johnson
I'm totally obsessed with Welcome to Country! Especially when they do a Smoking Ceremony. Who wouldn't want to be greeted like that? And what about "Welcome Home" signs? Are we getting rid of those too?
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September 16, 2024
Philip Harris
I have no idea what he was saying, I always turn the sound off when they do the welcome to Country. 😂
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September 16, 2024
David Webster
From now on, only do that shit at indigenous gatherings.
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September 16, 2024
Roy Price
For real, 250K years? Crazy how that number keeps climbing! It was only 70K not too long ago 😉 Total BS, it's all meaningless now. Majority of Aussies want this crap to end, it's a joke. And don't get me started on Aboriginal folks claiming tradition but rocking American styles 🤣 Jessica Garcia
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Liam Murphy
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Graeme Campbell
I just wanted to catch the footy! 🏈🤷🏼♂️
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September 17, 2024
Ashley King
Marngrook was a game played with a possum skin ball by Tom and local indigenous boys on his farm during cricket off-season.
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September 17, 2024
Dylan Powell
Welcome to country was invented by none other than Ernie Dingo! It's not old-school money or anything from the Captain Cook era.
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September 17, 2024
Chris DavisCD
Chris Davis
Until we upgrade the national anthem to be more inclusive like NZ and South Africa, it's only right to have both that and Welcome to Country. It's the least we can do to show respect to everyone, and it's what makes us stand out.
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September 17, 2024
Steve Dunstan
The headline is nonsense - I saw the game last night.
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September 17, 2024
Phillip Williams
This is our turf.
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September 17, 2024
Nick Kane
I always thought blood was blood, who cares about skin color anyway!
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September 17, 2024
Adam Costa
Chuck out that new-fangled contraption.
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September 17, 2024
Bill Clements
He was like, "Yo, welcome to Country, fam."
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September 17, 2024
Robert RussellRR
Robert Russell
Just wait 'til the Olympics pop off, there's gonna be a lit ceremony before every event. It's gonna be extra af...
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September 17, 2024
Jeffery CollinsJC
Jeffery Collins
Ernie Dingo came up with this cool thing in 1976!
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September 17, 2024
Phillip BellPB
Phillip Bell
Aaron Travis
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Jerry Collins
Just be grateful we're not speaking bloody Spanish. 'Cause history shows things could've turned out bloody worse.
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September 17, 2024
Ante PavlesicAP
Ante Pavlesic
Non-aboriginal Australians are the true owners of this country regardless of any welcome to country ceremonies or the Mabo decision.
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September 17, 2024