Quote Originally Posted by Soccerfan View Post
Through my work and various sporting events, most of the welcome to country speeches have been some of the most inspiring I’ve heard. It’s a yes for me. I just hope they get the right people.
I dislike "Welcome to country" speeches. I was born in Australia, so were my parents, so were my grand parents, so were my great grand parents. It's *my* country as much as anyone else who is alive today, Aboriginal or not. I don't like the idea that I need to be welcomed to my own country. Where else do I belong?

On the referendum - it's a no from me. I think they should have created it via legislation first so we could have an idea how it would work, then put up a constitutional amendment to make it permanent. As it stands, it all looks like it will end-up being very un-democratic and exclusive, if the referendum get's up.