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Fixing Indigenous disadvantage is more important than a flag. But these things are not mutually exclusive
There’s apparently been some minor unrest over the proposal to permanently fly the Aboriginal flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Really? Until Australia can summon the maturity to design a national ensign that the Union Jack doesn’t dominate, one reflective of this continent’s rich Indigenous heritage, surely both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colours ought also fly up there daily as they do on so many other public buildings and monuments.
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