Australian flag banned at Bondi Beach

Sydney Daily Telegraph ^ | January 02, 2006 | Steve Gee and Larissa Cummings

[Rosenkreutz]

Council bans Australian flag January 02, 2006

PLANS to fly Australian flags over the famous Bondi Beach pavilion were vetoed because of fears the symbols could incite more racial violence on Sydney's beaches.

In a decision met with outrage from locals, returned servicemen and ethnic groups, Waverley Council voted 6-5 against the proposal, declaring the popular beach should remain clear of flags to "remove provocation"...

[Rosenkreutz]

It just gets crazier...

[mlc9852]

Unbelievable. Australia is fast becoming like the US.

[oneofmany]

Well, its good to know they have a backbone. (hvysarc)

[muawiyah]

This judge just gave the Australian people an excuse to fly their flag everywhere in their own country ~ provocative or not!

[RouxStir]

It won't be long until the muzzies have intimidated the US into not allowing the US flag to be flown, and not enforcing anti-terrorism laws and into banning all religions, except the flase religion islam.

[Dane]

I don't think the avg. Aussie is going to put up with or embrace this PC nonsense as Western Europeans and blue state liberals do.

[inkling]

The Aussies have declared their own flag racist and divisive. Welcome to dhimmitude, mate.

[TADSLOS]

I predict a whole bunch of Aussie flags planted in beach sand next to their owners very soon.

[mosquewatch.com]

Australian flags ..could incite more racial violence on Sydney's beaches. IDIOT DHIMMIS.

[REDWOOD99]

That's just a little over the top.

[Ben Mugged]

OK Aussies, the whole world is watching. What are you going to do about the moose keeping you from flying your proud battle tested flag in your own country?

[Prime Choice]

Unbelievable. Flying a nation's flag is now verboten in the nation itself? What the hell??

Liberals will be the destruction of all civilization in their kowtowing to terrorists, thugs and criminal death cultists.

[brytlea]

If a country's flag offends you, then you shouldn't move there. See, that was easy to solve!
susie

[RightOnline]

...so how long before the Aussies tell the courts to f**k off???

[redpoll]

Hey, and once Hitler gets Czechoslovakia, there will be peace in our time. Don't want to be provacative.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

It won't be long until the muzzies have intimidated the US into not allowing the US flag to be flown, and not enforcing anti-terrorism laws and into banning all religions, except the flase religion islam.

That will be interesting to see. There is no country in the world, at least those I've seen, where people fly the flag like they do here.

[Northern Yankee]

Ms Main said yesterday concerns about racial unrest were only part of the reason behind the council's decision.

"I don't think it's being politically correct," she said. "It's just that Bondi is not a ceremonial place. It's a place for recreation."

If its not a ceremonial place, and only used for recreation, what's the problem with flying the flag? (Not that a ceremonial place would stand as conflict either...)

What's with these people?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

They are committing slow cultural suicide, sometimes without realizing it.

[Popman]

Islamic Friendship Association of Australia founder Keysar Trad said decisions made on behalf of Muslims with no consultation only caused further division. "To suggest that Muslims would be offended at the sight of the Australian flag is naive. A great deal of Muslims call Australia home and they are just as happy to see the flag flying high," he said.

Not your local CAIR representative, I see.

[DJ Taylor]

"Australian flag banned at Bondi Beach"

I never thought I'd see the day.