4 h. ago Welcome to Country at sports games ‘divides the country’, says Dutton

His comments represent a hardening of the Coalition’s position after the opposition earlier this year pledged to wind back federal spending on Welcome ceremonies.

Sport

12 h. ago ‘Stop welcoming me to my own country’? You’re missing the point

Those who jeered or condemned the Welcome to Country at Anzac Day ceremonies misunderstand its significance and intention. It does nothing to divide us.

Events

33 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: PM ‘confident’ as election day nears; Dutton vows to get tough on youth crime in the NT

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the election campaign trail.

Politics

41 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese, Dutton resume campaign after hecklers disrupt Welcome to Country at Anzac Day services

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54 h. ago Storm’s Welcome to Country ‘cancelled’ at last minute, says Indigenous elder

Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.

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54 h. ago NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Welcome to Country cancelled at Storm and Rabbitohs clash in Melbourne

The Roosters dominated the Dragons in their traditional Anzac Day clash, as Sandon Smith ran riot. Next up, the Rabbitohs face the Storm in Melbourne. Follow all the action.

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55 h. ago Anzac Day 2025 as it happened: PM says Welcome to Country booing a ‘disgrace, low cowardice’; Dutton plays two

Follow the federal election campaign and Anzac Day commemorations live.

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56 h. ago ‘We have to stand strong’: Indigenous elders defiant in face of Nazi hecklers at dawn service

Hecklers shattered the peace at Melbourne’s Shrine of remembrance during a Welcome to Country ceremony. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

Politics

56 h. ago Welcome to Country hecklers did more harm than good to their culture war cause

The Anzac Day incidents serve as a warning to mainstream political parties of the risk of fuelling parts of the culture wars when an emboldened far-right movement is ready to pounce.

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56 h. ago Bipartisan condemnation: Welcome to Country hecklers’ massive own goal

The Anzac Day incidents serve as a warning to mainstream political parties of the risk of fuelling parts of the culture wars when an emboldened far-right movement is ready to pounce.

Politics

57 h. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns hecklers at Anzac Day dawn services

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned hecklers who interrupted Welcome to Country acknowledgements at Anzac Day dawn services in Melbourne and Perth.

Politics

61 h. ago Anzac Day 2025 LIVE updates: PM says Welcome to Country booing a ‘disgrace, low cowardice’; Dutton plays two

Follow the federal election campaign and Anzac Day commemorations live.

Events

65 h. ago Anzac Day 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese, Dutton attend dawn services; man expected to be charged over Welcome to Country booing

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66 h. ago Peter Dutton speaks after Welcome to Country booed at Melbourne dawn service

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks after a Welcome to Country was booed at Melbourne's Anzac Day dawn service.

Politics

1 week ago Planning a trip to Trump’s America? I need to change your mind

The land of the free is far from the exciting, welcoming country it once was. Trump’s autocracy now greets you at the border.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Honey, we’re not doing it for you’: Rhoda Roberts on the welcome

The artist and festival director on the link between songlines and welcomes to Country – and the tragic reason why she hasn’t celebrated her birthday for years.

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