‘We’re All Australians’: Viral Campaigner Says It’s Time to Rethink Welcome to Country

The topic has come under public scrutiny again after a five-minute Welcome to Country address during the Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service was booed.

Indigenous performers perform the Welcome to Country during a smoke ceremony prior to the state funeral service for Uncle Jack Charles at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 18, 2022. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

After going viral for trying to engage Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Teal MP Monique Ryan in unscheduled interviews, activist Harrison McLean is getting stuck into another major debate—the Welcome to Country ceremonies

McLean believes the routine has become too prevalent.