Obama Melbourne

2023 - 3 - 29

barack obama melbourne

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Indigenous elder says she was dumped from Obama's Melbourne ... (The Age)

Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy says she was dropped from giving a Welcome to Country at former US president Barack Obama's Melbourne talk by tour ...

“The Wurundjeri people are saddened that we cannot welcome former president Obama to our lands. “The Welcome to Country is a very important ceremony for our people. Obama is in Australia for a whirlwind speaking tour with shows in Melbourne and Sydney alongside former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop.

Indigenous elder removed from Barack Obama event for being 'too ... (The Guardian)

Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy was due to give the welcome to country for former US president in Melbourne.

I am a leader of the Wurundjeri Nation. She has been invited to a lunch event with Obama on Thursday. I have never been treated or spoken to in this way in the past. “I am 78 years of age. “I have been shocked and distressed by the way I have been treated by event organisers. The organiser said “security reasons” had led to a last-minute change to the program, excluding the Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy.

Aboriginal elder pulled from Obama event (NEWS.com.au)

An Aboriginal elder has been pulled from performing a Welcome to Country for former US President Barack Obama because she was being “too difficult”, ...

“I am 78 years of age. “She has had the honour and the responsibility as the senior Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri people to welcome people to our country for over 40 years. An Aboriginal elder has been pulled from performing a Welcome to Country for former US President Barack Obama because she was being “too difficult”, she claims.

Organisers apologise after Aunty Joy Murphy dropped from Barack ... (ABC News)

Event organisers say security arrangements meant it could not accommodate last minute requests from Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy at a speaking event ...

Aunty Joy Murphy will deliver the Welcome to Country at the business lunch at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and the ABC understands she will also present Mr Obama with a gift. In a statement Growth Faculty said it had apologised to Aunty Joy and invited her to perform a Welcome to Country at a business lunch with Mr Obama today. - The organisers have apologised and invited Aunty Joy to perform a Welcome to Country at a business lunch with Mr Obama

The Obama event controversy in Melbourne that will 'go international' (3AW)