Wether it's a country, or a capital city it still stands. I was born and bred in Adelaide, and certainly don't need to be welcomed to it at every sporting event I attend. I am just as native to this land as an Aboriginal. Do you say an African immigrant isn't a true Australian and as equal here as I am?
When you do something too often it loses it value, and this is the case here. Do they do the Haka in every game of Rugby in NZ? Or, do they leave it just to international games to where it holds its uniqueness?
If you are claiming the ceremony is a traditional thing, then let's look at what it was.
Traditionally, it was a protocol observed by Indigenous Australian groups to acknowledge and seek permission to enter another group's land. This practice has deep cultural and spiritual significance, recognizing the boundaries and authority of different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups over their territories.
Before entering another group's land, a visitor would be required to wait at the border and only proceed when the hosts performed a formal welcome or gave permission, which could include speeches, songs, dances, or a smoking ceremony.
If it's not being used in its historical way, then it's a modern invention and shouldn't be used as traditional ceremony.
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