How Welcome to Country rituals are changing to make all Australians take note

Dr Richard Walley performs a Welcome to Country ahead of a Big Bash League game in Perth in January.

Dr Richard Walley performs a Welcome to Country at a BBL game in Perth in January. Source: Getty Images

From sports matches to Zoom meetings, it's become standard practice to begin events with a Welcome to Country or Acknowledgment of Country. But some are doing things a little bit differently to make sure all Australians understand the message.


Forty years since helping to develop the modern Welcome to Country, Rhoda Roberts no longer sticks to the script that many Australians may be familiar with.

Read the full article in English here.


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