• Welcome to Country?!

    Aug 09, 2022, 01:42 PM

    Not embarrassed at all. I'm quite happy with what I've achieved in my 77 years as an Australian. My country has given me a lot, and I have given it my best in return. Who should be embarrassed are those who still believe the 'welcome to country' is gospel, when in fact it was invented by...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Aug 07, 2022, 06:16 PM

    I acknowledge the early British settlers who came to this land, which had stood undeveloped for over 50,000 years, andover less than two hundred and fifty years, transformed this land to one of the richest countries on Earth.Many of those settlers starved and/or were flogged to death in the proce...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Dec 12, 2021, 12:42 PM

    'this point must be tiring'And you've well and truly reached that point...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Dec 12, 2021, 12:39 PM

    Why would you get on phone ? Email them.More wasting of time, the emails get actioned after the phone calls...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 25, 2021, 06:28 PM

    Like it or not, you are an uninvited guest on Aboriginal land, where you are still a visitor...Wrong - I was born here. We are all visitors to this Earth, and are just passing thru. All Of Us.

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 24, 2021, 03:07 PM

    You’re right asmidalia - QF are similar to a numbers of commentators above…

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 17, 2021, 07:00 PM

    'You are explicitly complaining about indigenous place names being used in a way which is inclusive and does not harm you in any way. You are demonstrating prejudice based on the ethnic and cultural origin of these names. It’s textbook racism'. What I dislike, is others telling me that I...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 13, 2021, 05:00 PM

    Crikey - you're like a dog with a bone...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 13, 2021, 04:12 PM

    Good grief, I never thought that expressing an opinion different from yours would be considered racist. As I posted previously, next you’ll want me to take a knee…

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 12, 2021, 03:53 PM

    Perth Airport is following suit:'Boarding gates at domestic terminals will show the commonly used name of the destination and the name used by the traditional custodians. The screens will rotate between the commonly used place name and the Indigenous name.A flight to Adelaide will be displayed as...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Nov 03, 2021, 04:31 PM

    Next you'll want me to take a knee...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Oct 31, 2021, 09:02 PM

    For all the virtue signallers out there, it should be remembered that 'Welcome to Country' was started by Ernie Dingo 20 years ago, it was never an indigineous custom before then. Further, when does this all end? Are we to expect it every time we get on a bus, or walk into a supermarket? How ...

  • Welcome to Country?!

    Oct 29, 2021, 06:34 PM

    As many say in other forums are sating, just virtue signalling...

  • Aircraft change - what are my rights?

    Apr 11, 2020, 06:14 PM

    Originally Posted by LatteLaptopLoon Virgin & Qantas change A330 flights to B737s quite frequently and no they don't care how that makes you feel. Duopoly rules baby. Yep - so much for those who say we need two airlines to keep one honest....

  • Good point, well made...