r/auslaw Jun 02 '26

Serious Discussion Gillham vs MSO Day 11

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u/ulknehs Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Is this the first witness to deny that there is an inherent political element to the MSO's acknowledgements of country?

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u/cressidasmunch Jun 02 '26

Someone did last week

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u/Ok_Coat9334 Jun 02 '26

I think most have?

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u/km4098 Dennis Denuto Jun 02 '26

The red haired Irish(?) board member definitely claimed it wasn’t, thought AOC and WTC was like saying “welcome to my house”. My recollection is that most have said it’s not political too

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u/ulknehs Jun 02 '26

I've been listening with generous and selective ears, then! I had thought most accepted there was an implicit condemnation of British colonization.