An Indigenous community has banned Welcome to Countries because the ceremonies are 'embarrassing' and 'being abused'. The Juru people of the Burdekin in north Queensland voted to ban Welcome to ...

The decision, made by the Juru elders on Thursday night, follows fears that people without ancestral ties to the Burdekin were profiting from the ceremonies, the Courier Mail reported.

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A spokesman for the Juru, Randall Ross, has told 4BC Mornings with Bill McDonald that elders had voted ...

Sky News host Rowan Dean has discussed the Juru people of the Burdekin Shire voting to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies from taking place on their ancestral land. Juru Elder and Chair of the ...

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have arrested 49 men in connection with the incident where hundreds of foreigners allegedly performed prayers outside a surau in Taman Pelangi on Tuesday morning (July 20).