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Unintended consequences starting to appear, post referendum, one thing that seems to be coming through is that it was divisive.Maybe a compromise could be found, after the welcome to country speech, maybe a couple of verses of advance Australia Fair could be sung. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-09/shire-of-harvey-considers-scrapping-acknowledgment-of-country/103079412[/URL]The Shire of Harvey will this month consider abolishing the long-held practice of acknowledging Aboriginal custodians of local lands before council events.Cr Carbone put the proposed abolition forward at a council meeting last month and has described the ceremonies as "tokenistic" and "virtue signalling".It comes after three councillors from the nearby City of Bunbury voted against its new Acknowledgement of Country in July, with one stating they did not want a blanket recognition of everyone in the Aboriginal community because there were some who were "not pure".Mr Carbone said the recent rejection of the Voice to Parliament showed the public wanted "to make up their own mind" and represented a shift in attitude on the issue.But South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council chairperson Megan Krakouer said the idea was "disgraceful" and "appalling"."We must respect each other regardless of the outcome of the campaign. We need to come together as one.
Unintended consequences starting to appear, post referendum, one thing that seems to be coming through is that it was divisive.
Maybe a compromise could be found, after the welcome to country speech, maybe a couple of verses of advance Australia Fair could be sung.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-09/shire-of-harvey-considers-scrapping-acknowledgment-of-country/103079412[/URL]
The Shire of Harvey will this month consider abolishing the long-held practice of acknowledging Aboriginal custodians of local lands before council events.
Cr Carbone put the proposed abolition forward at a council meeting last month and has described the ceremonies as "tokenistic" and "virtue signalling".
It comes after three councillors from the nearby City of Bunbury voted against its new Acknowledgement of Country in July, with one stating they did not want a blanket recognition of everyone in the Aboriginal community because there were some who were "not pure".
Mr Carbone said the recent rejection of the Voice to Parliament showed the public wanted "to make up their own mind" and represented a shift in attitude on the issue.
But South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council chairperson Megan Krakouer said the idea was "disgraceful" and "appalling".
"We must respect each other regardless of the outcome of the campaign. We need to come together as one.
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