Brisbane Times
·general
·8 hours ago
‘This is my country. But you are welcome to stay’
A writer reflects on an 1800s encounter between his grandfather and Kitty Wallaby, an Aboriginal woman who declared "This is my country. But you are welcome to stay." The anecdote illustrates Indigenous concepts of country and hospitality now facing political backlash, with Australian politicians criticizing Welcome to Country ceremonies as overused despite parliamentary traditions dating to 1903.
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