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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #30 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:04pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

You will be wasting your vote, Bobby. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #31 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:20pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:31pm:

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Cost breakdowns revealed on average
$1266 was spent per ceremony

jesus christ, mary mother of god
This is an OUTRAGE !

Any WONDER the economy's headed down the toilet !

I'd just assumed they'd all be on 'blackfella pay' ?

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They are - but this is a 'gift' - a 'hobby', so they don't declare it at Colonel C'Link.

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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 84936 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #32 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:28pm Any vote that does not give the major parties a dollar is a good vote. One day tip-over point will arrive....
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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #33 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:54pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

You would probably get better ideas coming from a pissed politician than a sober one. And I don't like having to hear about an indigenous person telling Australians that they are welcomed to his/her country.

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #34 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 10:47pm

Jasin wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 4:21pm:

Shouldn't the ceremony be "Welcome to your country too?"

Im pretty much over meetings that start with some young German girl doing the recital of “we respect everything “

I just asked to be excused from the table and let me know when it was over.

The committee was overwhelmed and shocked.

They asked me back in once the 25 something new Australian had finished her government mandated recital.

It’s still a free world, there own wokeness work against them.

I’m entitled to my own view and I can’t be discriminated against because I hold a different view.

Kinda shut down the whole meeting.

They don’t know how to handle another point of view!

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #35 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:11am

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:54pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

You would probably get better ideas coming from a pissed politician than a sober one. And I don't like having to hear about an indigenous person telling Australians that they are welcomed to his/her country.

You'd rather they told you that you weren't welcome? Are you drunk?

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #36 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:32am

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:04pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

You will be wasting your vote, Bobby. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

And you will vote for this clown:

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #37 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:52am

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:11am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:54pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

You would probably get better ideas coming from a pissed politician than a sober one. And I don't like having to hear about an indigenous person telling Australians that they are welcomed to his/her country.

You'd rather they told you that you weren't welcome? Are you drunk?

It is not for Aborigines to welcome anyone to any part of Australia.

Especially not in a building, town or city.

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #38 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:56am

Bobby. wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:32am:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:04pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

You will be wasting your vote, Bobby. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

And you will vote for this clown:

[url]https://m3.gab.com/media_attachments/8e/db/63/8edb63843f2cb7b0c29a7bb
360becf6d.png[/url]

He is certainly not a man of his word, that’s for sure. Nor is he a man who is in touch with the average Australian who is not earning a six-figure salary.

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #39 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:56am

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:55pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm:

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yep - they are all guilty of wasting money.

Labor went ballistic over Liberal Bronwyn Bishop taking a $5K helicopter ride
and she lost her position as speaker over it.

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

We have prefential voting so who does your independent preference?

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #40 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:58am

Frank wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:52am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:11am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:54pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

You would probably get better ideas coming from a pissed politician than a sober one. And I don't like having to hear about an indigenous person telling Australians that they are welcomed to his/her country.

You'd rather they told you that you weren't welcome? Are you drunk?

It is not for Aborigines to welcome anyone to any part of Australia.

Especially not in a building, town or city.

If this was, indeed, a custom previously used by aboriginal people prior to the arrival of Europeans, then let’s make it only for aboriginal people. Stop doing it at NRL games. Stop doing it at Council meetings. Stop doing at children’s school assemblies. Let it be done only at aboriginal land council meetings or other aboriginal bodies between other aboriginals.

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #41 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:01am

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:32am:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:04pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

You will be wasting your vote, Bobby. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

And you will vote for this clown:

[url]https://m3.gab.com/media_attachments/8e/db/63/8edb63843f2cb7b0c29a7bb
360becf6d.png[/url]

He is certainly not a man of his word, that’s for sure. Nor is he a man who is in touch with the average Australian who is not earning a six-figure salary.

That's true:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1736265014/0#6

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #42 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:02am

Frank wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:55pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm:

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yep - they are all guilty of wasting money.

Labor went ballistic over Liberal Bronwyn Bishop taking a $5K helicopter ride
and she lost her position as speaker over it.

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

We have preferential voting so who does your independent preference?

Dunno yet -
I work it out just before the election.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74836 Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #43 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 4:51pm Frank wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:52am: It is not for Aborigines to welcome anyone to any part of Australia. Especially not in a building, town or city. You're a refugee who was allowed here by our good graces, it's not for you to say who or what aborigines can and can't do
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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #44 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 5:32pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:58am:

Frank wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 7:52am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 6:11am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 8:54pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

You would probably get better ideas coming from a pissed politician than a sober one. And I don't like having to hear about an indigenous person telling Australians that they are welcomed to his/her country.

You'd rather they told you that you weren't welcome? Are you drunk?

It is not for Aborigines to welcome anyone to any part of Australia.

Especially not in a building, town or city.

If this was, indeed, a custom previously used by aboriginal people prior to the arrival of Europeans, then let’s make it only for aboriginal people. Stop doing it at NRL games. Stop doing it at Council meetings. Stop doing at children’s school assemblies. Let it be done only at aboriginal land council meetings or other aboriginal bodies between other aboriginals.

Well, it was never an inter-Aboriginal custom across the continent. They have never been aware of each other to that extent.
It is an invention to rub Whitney's nose into their grievance by inventing/appropriating notions like country and nation and expanding them.

The entire Aboriginal culture industry is fake, a European invention, in European intellectual terms, in European political language.

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