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Liberals deny mooted flag-burning ban a One Nation ploy
- Opposition Leader Angus Taylor announced a new policy proposing up to 12 months in jail for burning the Australian flag or vandalizing war memorials, including statues of Captain Cook.
- Recent Newspoll data shows One Nation at 30 per cent, ahead of Labor's 29 per cent and The Liberals at 19 per cent, though Taylor denied the timing was to counter the rival.
- Long-Standing Liberal John Howard previously opposed similar measures, warning criminalizing flag-burning would "only turn yahoo behaviour into martyrdom." Labor assistant minister Matt Thistlethwaite called the plan alarmist.
- Currently, defacing memorials and the national flag falls under a patchwork of state and territory laws; concerns persist regarding whether a federal measure would survive a constitutional challenge.
- Under the proposed policy, January 26 would be enshrined as Australia's national day, while One Nation's Pauline Hanson has previously advocated for similar laws to protect the Australian flag.
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Coalition vows to criminalise flag burning
The Coalition says it will impose hefty penalties for burning the Australian flag and desecrating war memorials.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Coalition will protect and defend our National Day, our National Flag, and our war memorials – 16 News
The Coalition will introduce new federal laws to defend the Australian flag, protect Australia Day, and crack down on people who vandalise the memorials that honour our history and those who served our country. In the last fortnight, a war memorial in the small western Victorian community of Dobie was badly vandalised. A commemorative plaque honouring local veterans was stolen, the memorial was covered in political graffiti and surrounding plant…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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