Welcome to Country ceremonies have now grown to become a regular feature of everyday life in Australia, and is seen as a sacred tradition to launch public events like the AFL.

Institute of Public Affairs Research Fellow Mia Schlicht says Welcome to Country ceremonies are becoming “quite divisive”.

An Aboriginal leader has offered a suggestion on how to change the Welcome to Country to avoid a repeat of the disastrous ceremony at an AFL semifinal on September 14.

Unlike a Welcome to Country, an Acknowledgement of Country can be done by a non-Indigenous person. It is often delivered at the start of meetings or events to pay respect to the Traditional Owners.

There’s been a lot of debate about Welcome to Country ceremonies. We find out what they are, why they’re performed and why there’s been some debate about their place in Australian society.

Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country ceremonies have become a hot-button issue in recent months, with some high-profile voices including Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister ...

Welcome to Country ceremonies Welcome to Country is a form of Aboriginal ceremony that is used to welcome other people from other areas and as a cultural exchange. Reconciliation Australia said these ...

The welcome to country being booed on Anzac Day has renewed the debate about its place in Australia. But there is an easy solution, writes Anthony Dillon. We are told that the booing was because ...