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  • Howard brands [Australian] flag ban 'offensive'

    01/21/2007 10:22:10 PM PST · by Heatseeker · 1 replies · 390+ views
    The Age ^ | January 22, 2007 | AAP
    Prime Minister John Howard has labeled a push to prevent Australian flags being taken into the Big Day Out music festival in Sydney as offensive, saying most Australians would be offended by the idea as well. "The proposition that the display of the Australian flag should ever be banned anywhere in Australia is offensive and it will be to millions of Australians," he told reporters. "The reason given at the time was quite unacceptable. They're running their own political agenda but because of public pressure, they're now backing down." One senior federal politician has demanded organisers of the Big Day...