We have a problem in Australia when elected politicians are too disgusted with our flag to stand near it, writes Jack Houghton.
Thorpe holds no lower house seat and was elected to the Senate only off the back of votes for her party in general.And that is what upsets and frustrates some of Australia’s most vulnerable. Our returned soldiers.
Michael had written a long but poignant letter to Bandt explaining why the politician’s actions offended him and his community.“On behalf of our membership, and the veteran’s community and their families, your poor and pathetic publicity stunt of dishonouring our Australian national flag, is a disgrace and deserves condemnation,” he wrote.
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