Why would there be any dissenters David....I think most pple on this forum are regard each other as equals don t you think..at least thats how i see it...your looking for controversy where there is none..

Kartiya ..your selling out to whites..your pple would be ashamed of you.

It's a great idea, regardless of who thought it up.

I'd love to see something themed around the one thing indigenous and non-indigenous Australians share - love of the landscape despite the brawls we have over who owns it.

Think of the landscape shots in Crocodile Dundee for example. The important thing is not who owns it, but that it's there without six lane freeways and strip malls ploughed through it. All of us see that and have a feeling of belonging, even if we live in the cities.

Is there some series of gestures Aborigines use to say "get stuffed, our landscape is better than yours"?

Hate to be a wet blanket, mate, but re the posts suggesting dancing, everyone knows white men can't dance!

Quick response for Achilles:"sell out" , what sell out?
Chainsmoker. The idea is to have a competition amongst Aboriginal dance groups in each State to compose a new Australian International challenge Corroborree ,ie an Australian reply to the Kiwi Haka .Most Pacific Nations have their own challenge dance before International games.We should too!
Perhaps and I am just throwing out a few ideas , the left hand can shake and fend with the [imaginary] shield while the right has the spear, boomerang or two handed fighting club ready to throw or use .Say finish off with some language incorporated from each state , blood curdling whoops and knees weakening WHAAAs!!
Reconciliation Australia, John Howard ,the other state Reconciliation groups, and the public could support the prize and make it worth while . This to go to the vote of a panel of Aboriginal ELDERS and a group of other Aboriginal respected Aussis. WE plebs COULD VOTE ON THE NET. It could be judged in time for the 2008 Australia Day - 220 years after the First Fleet .
Forrest, Have you seen those white blokes dance the Haka ? they can dance and sing it like their Mauri team mates .We are just out of practice .!
I think it would be unifying and uplifting for all Australians.

Just like we havn't got enough stereotypes to deal with..