Premier Dominic Perrottet announces change after costly plans to install new flagpole scrapped
The Aboriginal flag will permanently replace the state flag of New South Wales on top of theDominic Perrottet
, on Sunday confirmed the change to the Sydney Morning Herald, labelling it a “practical and pragmatic solution which makes sense”. The $25m cost of the additional flagpole installation was revealed by Perrottet last month. The funding will instead be reallocated to Close The Gap initiatives.Following Perrottet’s commitment, the Victorian government also recently made the decision to permanently fly the Aboriginal flag on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge.
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