Is Australia welcoming? A First Nations perspective by Professor Chelsea Watego

Professor Chelsea Watego debunked the narrative of a welcoming Australia in her First Nations keynote address – Another Day in the Colony – delivered at the Welcoming Australia Symposium.

Chelsea Watego is currently Professor of Indigenous Health, and Executive Director of QUT’s Carumba Institute. She is a prolific writer and public intellectual, having written for IndigenousX, NITV, The Guardian, and The Conversation. Source: Supplied

The Welcoming Australia Symposium was convened (Melbourne 09/05/-11/05/2023) by Welcoming Australia, a movement that aims to cultivate a culture of welcome and create a future where people of all backgrounds have equal opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive.