The Voice

Comparing the issue to marriage equality, Labor’s Senate leader said people will one day wonder what the fuss was about.

What was already a contentious issue bubbled to the surface following Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service ceremony.

Both Australian political leaders were asked about the controversial ANZAC Day incident which saw an Indigenous ceremony booed.

A group of men were identified by police after booing and heckling a welcome to country during a dawn service.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says voters have been indoctrinated and shamed into performing the Acknowledgement regularly.

The Country Liberal government says it wants to set up smaller community bodies to empower Indigenous local groups.

The investment will be rolled out over the next six years in partnership with the Northern Territory government and local Aboriginal organisations.

Shadow Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said the proposal is part of a wider strategy to assess government expenditure.

The move comes as Australia gears up to celebrate its national day, while activists continue to hold counter-protests.

Benson Saulo also called for the community not to get bogged down by the history of colonialism.

Australian Venue Co is in the spotlight again backflipping on a decision to ban ‘Australia Day’ celebrations last year.

Former ABC News Breakfast presenter Tony Armstrong made the comments on social media in support of a donation drive for Indigenous Australians.

A major focus of the negotiations is turning the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria into an ongoing representative body with governance and oversight powers.

The Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to ring-fence the influence of the Treaty of Waitangi on law and policy, has triggered nationwide protests.

A local SA government appears to have made use of new federal rules allowing citizenship ceremonies to be held 3 days from Australia Day.

FOI records obtained by James Stevens reveal government agencies spent $452,953 on Welcome to Country ceremonies in the 2022-2024 financial years.

The move comes as Australian institutions begin scaling back the prevalence of Indigenous ‘virtue signalling.’

Australian leaders have in recent years flow 2 or 3 flags on official landmarks.

The current practice started by the Labor government is for the prime minister to conduct press conferences in front of 3 flags.

Juru elder Randall Ross says the ceremony has been misused for profit.