The Toomelah nurse: ‘I always try to be optimistic, but jeez, it’s bloody hard’
Budjiti woman Ann-Marie Thomas, 55, works in a tiny Aboriginal community in north-western NSW. She loves her work but feels both sides of politics are letting First Nations people down
‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments
First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’
Welcome to country ceremonies to go ahead at Women’s State of Origin and NRL’s Magic Round
Welcome to country ceremonies will be held as planned this week with the NRL remaining committed to its Reconciliation Action Plan
Indigenous affairs reporting
What is the difference between a welcome to country and an acknowledgment of country?
Peter Dutton says welcome to country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ but the resulting discourse often mixes up the ceremony performed by traditional owners with a practice designed for others to pay respect
Peter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ only
Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won’t display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at press conferences
