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Changing the Flags: Referendum or Plebiscite?
The Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, recently announced his Government's intention to legislate so that the Australian flag can only be changed through a vote of the Australian people. This move has increased debate about our flag and when and how it should be changed, particularly with reference to the issue of a referendum versus a plebiscite.
This section contains many news reports and information about this issue, and what part Ausflag has played in the most recent events.
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Flags Amendment Bill 1996 – and subsequent Parliamentary debates |
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An Open Letter to the Prime Minister – 28 March 1996
– Reply – 22 August 1996 |
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Australian Democrats support a Plebiscite |
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Who should have the right to vote in a plebiscite? |
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Ausflag's Petition to Federal Parliament |
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Ausflag's Media Releases
– Government Accepts Ausflag Advice (27 June 1996)
– PM's flag referendum "a crass stunt" (26 April 1996)
– Government to preserve flag in aspic (25 April 1996) |
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Newspaper Articles |
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Rally 'round the flag
The Sydney Morning Herald, Editorial, 28 June 1996, p.18. |
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Flag idea waives all logic
The Australian, 20 June 1996, p.13. |
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Unfurling a new image
The Melbourne Age, 3 May 1996. |
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Labor proposes ban on UK flag
The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 1996, p.8. |
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Flag waving
The Sydney Morning Herald, Editorial, 29 April 1996, p.16. |
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Let's have an Aussie only vote on the flag
The Sun-Herald, 28 April 1996, p.20. |
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Fate of the flag separate issue
The Brisbane Courier Mail, Editorial, 27 April 1996. |
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PM's flag law plan annoys Ausflag
The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 April 1996, p.3. |
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PM's flag call branded crass
The Brisbane Courier Mail, 26 April 1996. |
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Lawyers question Howard flag plan
The Australian, 26 April 1996, p.1. |
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Howard sets his position on the flag
The Australian, Editorial, 26 April 1996, p.12. |
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Howard moves to block flag change
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 April 1996, p.4 |
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Howard to protect the flag
The Australian, 25 April 1996, p.1. |
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No flag change without a vote
The Melbourne Age, 25 April 1996. |
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