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Acknowledging Country: Why Do Australians Like Apologising so Much?

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Acknowledging Country: Why Do Australians Like Apologising so Much?
An Indigenous woman performs during a welcome to country ceremony during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 soccer match between China and Haiti at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, on July 28, 2023. AAP Image/Matt Turner
David Daintree
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I recently flew into Rome’s Fiumicino airport. As an Australian traveller, I’m all too familiar with the acknowledgement of country at the end of any flight.

David Daintree
David Daintree
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David Daintree is director of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies in Tasmania, Australia. He has a background in classics and teaches Late and Medieval Latin. Mr. Daintree was a visiting professor at the universities of Siena and Venice, and a visiting scholar at the University of Manitoba. He served as president of Campion College from 2008 to 2012. In 2017, he was made a member of the Order of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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