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[Kobie Thatcher @KobieThatcher]

Update: Cricket Australia has now reversed its decision not to play the national anthem on Australia Day.

The anthem will be played before the Big Bash League final on 26 January.

Good work, everyone.

[Old Soldier @OMGTheMess]

Then we all boycott
Hit them in the wallet
Watch how quickly they change their mind

[KylieB @burkylie12]

The reality under Albanese Labor government

[Angus Taylor MP @AngusTaylorMP]

While it’s welcome news that cricket will again be played on Australia Day, Cricket Australia’s decision not to play our national anthem is yet more tone deaf woke moralising. Yes, our past is not perfect. But our nation’s achievements far outweigh the wrongdoings, and our nation is worth celebrating.

Instead of kowtowing to activists who want to make Australians feel guilty about our past and ashamed of our nation, Cricket Australia should proudly play our national anthem at the Big Bash final, reflecting the views of the overwhelming majority of Australians – and cricket fans – who love our country and feel profound gratitude for being Australian.

[DJ @DebskiBebski]

Sick and tired of gutless entities like Cricket Australia deciding whether Australians are allowed to sing our own National Anthem at a cricket match on Australia Day.

What a disgrace.

Yet, you just know they’ll happily greenlight the ‘Welcome to Country’ performance instead.

Want a unified event?

Simple: Cricket on Australia Day, under the one Australian flag, national anthem sung loud to open it.

[Thought Guardian @ThoughtGuardian]

School Principal Warns That One Nation Want to Ban Welcome to Country Ceremonies at All Public Schools and Ban All Flags Except the Australian Flag

[Baron of Burleigh @BaronBurleigh2]

A voice for who Albo who

[Rosita Díaz @RositaDaz48]

Aboriginal woman blasts Welcome to Country and offers an alternative to the 'fake token' ceremonies: 'I've had a gutful'.

#NicholasWilson

An Indigenous activist has blasted Welcome to Country ceremonies as 'guilt trips', calling for them to be replaced with a minute's silence for Australian veterans.
Northern Territory woman Cheron Long said the ceremonies do more to divide Australians than unite them, in a resurfaced video posted to social media in June.
'I’ve had a gutful of this fake, token Welcome to Country crap,' she said.
'Every damn footy game, cricket match, concert, you name it. We’ve got to sit through this same rehearsed nonsense like it actually means anything to the average Aussie.
'It’s not culture, it's a box-ticking exercise pushed down our throats.'
Ms Long has garnered a large following online for her posts on crime and social issues in Indigenous communities under the name, Australian Black Conservative.
Instead of Welcome to Country ceremonies, Ms Long argued Australians should take a moment to remember the country's veterans.
'You want real respect? How about we honour the people who actually built and protected this country: our Anzacs, our veterans, the men and women who gave their lives so that we can enjoy a beer and watch a game and live free,' she said.
'Instead of some awkward speech nobody connects with, let's have a minute’s silence before the game.
'Let’s raise the flag, play the anthem proud, and remember our fallen.'
'That’s real, that’s Aussie, not this guilt trip ritual that does more to divide us than unite us.
'Time to stand up for real culture, our shared Aussie identity.'
Her video was met with overwhelming support on Facebook and even drew an endorsement from Lee Hanson, who is the daughter of One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
'I wholeheartedly agree with needing a national expression that speaks to the heart of every Australian,' the younger Hanson wrote.
'One which is respectful of our past and inclusive of all who have sacrificed to get us to today, while also uniting us and leading us through the future.'
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who has campaigned alongside Ms Long, told the Daily Mail she welcomed Ms Long's remarks.
'I commend Cheron for always striving to bring Australians together in unity,' she said.
'Her call for recognition and respect reflects a genuine desire to see our nation move forward together.'
Senator Price has also been outspoken in her criticism of Indigenous acknowledgement ceremonies, including in a fiery address to parliament in July.
She said they did little to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and were a form of 'political point-scoring' after a group of One Nation Senators turned their backs on a parliamentary Acknowledgement of Country ceremony.
It sparked a fierce rebuke from Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who urged the Coalition to 'respect' parliamentary traditions.
'I would hope that the Opposition would reflect on the words of their own leader in relation to welcomes to country,' the Labor Senate leader told the chamber.
'Decency and respect cost us nothing, but they go a long way to building a sense of unity.'

❗ Our Hearts ♥ go out to Cheron Long 🇦🇺 what a legend (Y)

Link:
https://t.co/IPGhWabVYg

[Craig Kelly:🇦🇺Foundation for Economic Education @craigkellyAFEE]

Everyone cashing in on Australian cricket — the highly paid administrators, executives, and hangers-on raking in millions — has inherited a golden privilege they’re now actively pissing on.

Australian cricket didn’t become a national obsession because of corporate diversity quotas or woke marketing drivel.

It exploded in popularity because of raw, unapologetic Australian patriotism — generations of fans who were proud to be Australian and loved watching their country compete with fire in their bellies.

To go full woke and ban the national anthem is an act of contempt.

It spits directly in the face of the traditions and history that built the game and made these out-of-touch parasites wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.

They’re not stewards of cricket; they’re cultural vandals, embarrassed by the very nationalism that funds their bloated salaries and corporate boxes.

Enough.

The time has come for the crowd to fight back.

Next time these spineless administrators try to airbrush Australia out of Australian cricket, the stands should belt out the national anthem louder than ever.

Let every verse echo around the ground like a rebuke.

Force these disconnected millionaires to squirm in their seats as tens of thousands of real Australians remind them exactly whose game this is.

Patriotism built this sport. If the current crop of administrators find that embarrassing, then they’re the ones who don’t belong.

https://t.co/Kkkx4dO1DS

[Ryan Dally @Ryandally08]

#BREAKING Todd Greenberg benches our national anthem on Australia Day!

Cricket Australia has ditched Advance Australia Fair on our national day during the cricket.

Replacing our proudest traditions with woke virtue signalling is a direct insult to every everyday Aussie who loves this country.

Australia Day is our national day - a time to unite, not divide.

Todd Greenberg and the decision makers at CA are completely out of step with millions of fans across the country.

If Todd Greenberg and his crew can’t even play the anthem on January 26, they’re finished.

Stand with the real Australia or get out.

Drop a LIKE if you still celebrate Advance Australia Fair with pride!

REPOST to tell Greenberg: Keep your hands off our traditions!

[𝐄𝐉 @Cityzen_Jnr]

The hate-watch will be deeper than you can even think of

Such an idiot

[摩西摩西 @jiangdaoren]

这个视频今天全网传疯了…

我想今天全世界都无法理解，面对球场最大的空档他不传球，面对最大空档位置的顶流射手哈兰德他不传球，面对二打一的必进球，面对直接往右边突破单刀直入球也是大概率进球…

但是…他却选择停球减速，等对方防守球员归位，然后他往人推里带球射门没中，打了个寂寞…

有人说你派个国足上去也会给哈兰德传球…看看哈兰德，完全是一副无可奈何、有力没地方使的表情…能够理解的是，他全力冲刺，找到位置，坐等配合…结果等来的是队友的神经错乱…

我认为这太不正常…一定有黑幕…哈兰德为了挪威，但挪威的球员和教练安排绝对有问题👊

[Enséñame de Ciencia @EnsedeCiencia]

🚨 Una decisión que sigue dando de qué hablar.

Con Erling Haaland completamente solo y con el arco prácticamente a su disposición, Alexander Sørloth optó por continuar la jugada en lugar de asistir a su compañero. La oportunidad terminó desperdiciándose y, para muchos, fue uno de los momentos que marcaron la eliminación de Noruega ante Inglaterra en los cuartos de final del Mundial.

La acción generó un intenso debate entre aficionados y analistas

[Out Of Context Erling Haaland @ErlingNoContext]

Absolutely spot on..

[Frnk @MC_frnk]

This is genuinely the single most terrible scene from this World Cup.

I have never seen such arrogance from a player before in my life 💔

[waled kasem @waledkasem2]

منتخب النرويج لما كان متقدم ١ /٠ علي منتخب انجلترا ..جاتله فرصة التقدم بهدفين بسهولة وكان تقريبا انهي المباراة زي ما عمل مع البرازيل..ولكن في كل منتخب تلاقي لاعب اناني يبوظ لعب اي منتخب.زي المهاجم سورلوث ده يعني زي عمر مرموش عندنا كده ...لو كان بس مرر الكورة ل هالاند كان خلصت

[Don't you worry about that.🇦🇺 @Sauronlordking]

If nuclear power is the MOST expensive energy, then why is India buying 300 tons a year? Why are we selling 6000 tones a year of it to the rest of the world?

[Estelita Borges ☮🚩 @EstelitaBorges]

Neymar comprou para si um relógio de 1 milhão de dólares. Haaland comprou o livro mais valioso da História norueguesa e doou à biblioteca de sua cidade. Prioridades.

[Taotao🇦🇺 @magataotao]

I flew with Virgin for my business trip to Melbourne and now I am back to Sydney.

Each time when the plane is about to land, the captain would say the acknowledgement of country and pay respect to the past present and emerging, blah blah blah.

I am pretty sure that Qantas does the same.

Completely ridiculous and retarded!