I agree with Ms Bentley below. The whole business was ill-conceived and arrogantly imposed. I won't tolerate them. At one such nonsense put on by our local council I asked for equal time to acknowledge all the subsequent immigrants to this country and to honour the contribution they made. That caused some confusion. I am not a native born Australian, but I chose to become an Australian citizen and have a piece of paper to that effect. Moreover, I have medals to say that I voluntarily served this country in the military overseas. I am Australian. I am proud of it. Period. I require no half-arsed welcome to my own country. Amen.
It is good to chew the fat but don't swallow it. Evelyn speaks sense and is very articulate. This Welcome to Country needs to be finished, it is ridiculous that anyone Australian would stand by and watch this tripe. They summn demons with their smoking rubbish and it didn't originate in this country anyway. Thanks for sharing, I missed that bit last night
I agree with Ms Bentley below. The whole business was ill-conceived and arrogantly imposed. I won't tolerate them. At one such nonsense put on by our local council I asked for equal time to acknowledge all the subsequent immigrants to this country and to honour the contribution they made. That caused some confusion. I am not a native born Australian, but I chose to become an Australian citizen and have a piece of paper to that effect. Moreover, I have medals to say that I voluntarily served this country in the military overseas. I am Australian. I am proud of it. Period. I require no half-arsed welcome to my own country. Amen.
It is good to chew the fat but don't swallow it. Evelyn speaks sense and is very articulate. This Welcome to Country needs to be finished, it is ridiculous that anyone Australian would stand by and watch this tripe. They summn demons with their smoking rubbish and it didn't originate in this country anyway. Thanks for sharing, I missed that bit last night