“I’ d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today. I would also like to pay my respects to Elders past and present.”We arrive in Canberra just a few days before the big national election, one that will displace the sitting PM just a week later. But conversation in the political powerhouse of Australia seems to be about anything but politics.
Are Australians apolitical? Why aren’t more people talking about the general election just one week away?
Instead, we are treated to an unexpected prelude. At the start of every tour we take, we hear the words at the beginning of this story. “We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land… and pay respects to Elders past and present.”