The about-face comes amid revelations that Australian Venues Co may be soon be palmed off by its Hong Kong owners over fears that the hospitality giant's poker machines do not fit into its parent company's ethical investment strategy.
AVC, Australia's second largest pub group, late on Sunday announced that it had directed staff "not to specifically celebrate a day that causes hurt for some of our patrons and our team".
After public outrage on Monday, AVC was quick to walk back its remarks. "We can see that our comments on the weekend have caused both concern and confusion. We sincerely regret that - our purpose is to reinforce community in our venues, not divide it," a spokesperson said.
"It is not for us to tell anyone whether or how to celebrate Australia Day. We acknowledge that and we apologise for our comments. It certainly wasn't our intention to offend anyone. Whether you choose to celebrate Australia Day or not, everyone is welcome in our pubs, always.'”
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Well that didn’t take long did it!
Australians have had a gutful of self righteous corporate executives telling Australians how to think and act.
Woke ideology, I’m pleased to say, is going the same way as the dodo.
And not before time.
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/indigenous/apologetic-aboutface-as-pub-group-avc-backs-down-over-its-australia-day-boycott/news-story/3dc65258c9247511e5a0ea592f560ac3
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