Welcome to Country ceremonies have worn out their welcome, with exclusive new data revealing the majority of Australians feel the acknowledgments have become divisive and overused.

The Welcome to Country Ceremony is performed during the 2025 AFL Round 11 match between Walyalup (Fremantle Dockers) and Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide Power) at Optus Stadium.

Australians have tired of “pointless” Welcome to Country ceremonies, new polling data has revealed, amid calls for a “review” of their use at public events.

The Welcome to Country Ceremony is performed during the 2025 AFL Round 11 match between Walyalup (Fremantle Dockers) and Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide Power) at Optus Stadium.

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

The Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister told Sky News in December there is an 'Aboriginal industry' in Australia. 'The whole Welcome to Country ceremony has just broadened that industry,' she said.

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I can say confidently that your impact has been felt at echelon.” He also gave a special shout-out to Task Force Hammerhead personnel forward deployed at the time of the ceremony.

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