Wow that there is a lot of misinformation about Welcome to country. Take 2 minutes to read the Wikipedia and report back.
nevetsg
joined 2 years ago
We’ve imported ~20% of our population in the last 5 years
I had to check this claim for myself and as far as I can see your numbers are way off. Looking at the numbers supplied by the ABS I can see 2.485M arrivals over 5 years to 2024, or neally 10% of the 26M population. Not the 20% in your claim but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
65% of these arrivals are Temporary visa holders, so they go home again...
13% were returning Australian Citizens.
6.3% were from NZ.
14% were Perminant Visa holders. 350K over 5 years is 1.34% of the Australian population.
We already have out mining magnate oligarchy. We don't need any more.
Never thought of the GST as a tariff. I guess it kind of is, but for Everything including locally made products. USA are not smart enough to make this link though.
"It’s not some centuries old tradition, it was invented by Ernie Dingo in like the 90s" Misinformation, it is a modern take on traditional ceremony here is an investigation
Could you clarify your interpretation of the word of 'Country' in Welcome to Country? I could be reading your statement wrong but it appears you are defining it as the Country of Australia. As this is an incorrect interpretation in this context, I directed you to the Wikipedia which defines it better than anything I could type.