Councillor Fights to Scrap Indigenous Ceremonies Before Council Meetings

Published on January 12, 2024

Cumberland City councillor and former mayor, Steve Christou, has pledged to put a stop to Aboriginal “Welcome to Country” Indigenous ceremonies if his party gains a majority in September’s council elections. His stance has been met with criticism, however, from the NSW Aboriginal Land Council, who say he has “politicised the issue in the hope of winning votes.” Council CEO Yuseph Deen said, “The candidate has got bigger issues to worry about if that is the case, when his point of difference to other candidates is race-based, rather than what positive initiatives he can bring to the Cumberland City Council”—located in western Sydney....

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