Peter Dutton won't stand beside Indigenous flags at press events if elected prime minister
Peter Dutton won't stand beside Indigenous flags at press events if elected prime minister
Liberal leader Peter Dutton will not stand beside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at press conferences if he becomes prime minister. Some Indigenous leaders say it is a level of "pettiness" they never expected.
Summary
Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton stated he would not stand beside Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flags at press events if elected prime minister, arguing for unity under a single national flag.
Dutton called the use of multiple flags “confusing” and divisive.
Indigenous leaders and critics, including Mick Gooda and Minister Malarndirri McCarthy, condemned the stance as divisive and dismissive of Indigenous cultures, which are represented by official Australian flags.
This follows Dutton’s history of opposing symbolic Indigenous measures, including the Voice to Parliament referendum.
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Hang on lads, I’ve got a great idea…why don’t they create a new flag that represents everyone?
South Park is leaking again
I dunno. The first half was the original Italian Job.