QLD Bans Acknowledgment of Country—Says It’s “Too Respectful”
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Lola
Friday, 2025 Jun 27|
11:48 PM
Just when you thought Australia couldn’t possibly regress further without falling into a sinkhole of its own ignorance, Queensland’s public service said: hold my beer—and delete that Acknowledgment of Country from your email signature while you’re at it.
Yep, the state’s LNP government has officially banned the use of Acknowledgment of Country in all internal emails and communications.
Because apparently, basic respect for Traditional Owners is now classified as “too political.” The directive, dropped with the subtlety of a racist group chat leak, came from the Public Sector Commission.
It told departments to scrub out any form of Acknowledgment unless it’s pre-approved for formal events.
Translation?
You can nod to First Nations people—just not casually, and definitely not if it might make Greg from Finance mildly uncomfortable.
The excuse? “Consistency and neutrality.” The real vibe?
Fragile white panic disguised as admin policy.
It’s giving: “We lost the referendum and now we’re taking our marbles, our manners, and our email footers home.” Labor called the move racist, First Nations leaders called it predictable, and most normal people just blinked at their screens like “is this...
satire?” But no, it’s 2025, and Queensland is still pioneering new ways to backflip into cultural regression.
📮 Lola’s Outlook on Oppression: – Email signatures now coloniser-approved.
– Respect is apparently “activism.” – QLD’s leadership: fighting pronouns, acknowledgments, and progress—one Microsoft Teams directive at a time.
– Traditional Owners: still existing. Still not amused.
This isn’t just a petty bureaucratic decision.
It’s a public statement about who gets to be seen, heard, and recognised.
The Acknowledgment of Country is a small but powerful gesture—one that says, “You matter.
We know whose land this is.” Removing it says the exact opposite.
The timing is also suspiciously strategic.
Post-Voice referendum, conservative politicians are doubling down on “anti-woke” positioning—targeting everything from Welcome to Country ceremonies to NAIDOC Week events.
It’s cultural erasure with a side of policy paperwork.
And for anyone who says “it’s just a sentence in an email”—that’s the point.
If they’re banning something that small, it’s not about space or consistency.
It’s about control.
So if your inbox suddenly feels a little colder, it’s not just Outlook.
It’s Queensland’s vibe shift—backward, brittle, and dead silent where it should be listening.
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