Talk:Rhoda Roberts
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 | A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 8, 2026. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Indigenous Australian cultural leader Rhoda Roberts coined the term "Welcome to Country" for a ceremony now used at the opening of Parliament and most major events? | |||||||||
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Death announced today
The tragic news has just been announced on ABC Radio National & ABC News online. There’s also an announcement on her personal Instagram page (which has been used as the source of her birth & death dates). The initial edit to update the article has only dealt with the first paragraph of the lead, so the rest of the article will need a copyedit to update to past tense, as well as other details including additional ones that will now be available from her obituaries. Very sad news. Bluevista99 (talk) 06:13, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you, @Bluevista99. Changes to past tense have been made, but there still may be further information to add from obituaries in coming days. Oronsay (talk) 19:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks. Link to the ABC News online story published this morning:
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-21/indigenous-artistic-leader-cultural-adviser-rhoda-roberts-dies/106445192 QarrghT (talk) 20:37, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- ABC News article is titled: “Rhoda Roberts AO, Indigenous leader in arts, culture and media, dies aged 66.”
- The ABC advises that the deceased’s name and image is published with permission
- The author, journalist Stephanie Boltje, reports that the deceased, the subject of this page, ’’…coined the term "Welcome to Country".’’
- I anticipate that this acknowledgement will make this particular Wikipedia page a significant page, because of a modern Australian courtesy — an extension of something that has been occurring for millennia prior to European settlement of Australia — that has developed from Aunty Rhonda’s advocacy for the adoption of Welcome to Country.
- Acknowledgement of Country is a practice that has become common during recent decades and so new to the experience of many living in or travelling through Australia.
- Acknowledgement of Country is common in Australia now at ‘mainstream’ cultural events — such as at the commencement of a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performance (where the acknowledgement is spoken over music), but also at the commencement of community meetings, conferences, etc.
- Acknowledgement of Country occurs when there is not the opportunity for a designate of the traditional owners of the land upon which those people are meeting to welcome those gathering upon it. If a traditional owner of the lands upon which those people are meeting was available, then their welcome is known as "Welcome to Country". QarrghT (talk) 21:29, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 08:20, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
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- ... that Indigenous Australian cultural leader Rhoda Roberts coined the term "Welcome to Country", a ceremony which is included at the opening of the Australian Parliament as well major sporting events?
- ALT1: ... that arts trailblazer and cultural leader Rhoda Roberts was the first Indigenous Australian presenter on television in 1989? Source: https://satellitedreaming.com/people/rhoda-roberts or https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/21/rhoda-roberts-indigenous-broadcaster-and-cultural-powerhouse-obituary
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- Comment: This is my first nomination, so not certain of what the best hooks into this article are, but have had a go.
Improved to Good Article status by Laterthanyouthink (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Laterthanyouthink (talk) 23:49, 7 July 2026 (UTC).
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Overall: 
Earwig shows as between 45.4% and 51.9% on three articles; however, this is primarily down to proper nouns and one mediumish quote. ALT1 is a superlative hook, which stands up but barely. See Blackout (Australian TV show) which had indigenous presenters and which aired from 12 May 1989. First in Line, which Roberts presented, ran from April 1989 and so she is barely it. @Laterthanyouthink:, just be aware that superlative hooks generally receive greater scrutiny, just because they are more likely to be demonstrated to be false. Don't be surprised if you get other reviewers questioning the claim of ALT1, it's part of the process. ALT0 and ALT1 approved. TarnishedPathtalk 10:43, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
- Ps, @Laterthanyouthink: there's a DYK hook workshop on the Wikipedia Discord. You might want to ask for suggestions for additional alt hooks there. If you decide to add any others, ping me and I'll review them. TarnishedPathtalk 10:49, 8 July 2026 (UTC)