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Flat White

Time to say ‘goodbye’ to Welcome to Country

8 May 2025

12:56 PM

8 May 2025

12:56 PM

A furore erupted recently over people jeering and booing during a Welcome to Country ceremony on Anzac Day in Melbourne. Although many in the media tried to caricature the protest solely as the work of alleged neo-Nazis, this is not the whole story. Ordinary people in the crowd also joined in.

Clearly, there is a growing sense of frustration – and even anger – in the Australian community over the issue.

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