Ever since blood was shed at the Eureka Stockade in 1854 the spirit of the rebellion and its iconic flag have been co-opted by groups of all stripes. As today's anniversary in Ballarat shows, the controversy is alive and well.
In the 1970s, Dr Beggs-Sunter writes, everyone from the Maoist Australian Independence movement to the right-wing National Alliance and a revived republican movement was evoking the symbol for their cause.
"Threats were made by members of Eureka's children to disrupt the dawn walk because it was following the soldiers' route."'It's funny how life changes'
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