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There's been a lot of talk about this flag which has been described as an "inclusive flag symbolising reconciliation".
Dr John Blaxland from Australian National University told Tom Elliott our current flag is "not a flag of inclusion, it's a flag of exclusion".
"It has come to be associated with fringe politics, with a white supremacist kind of mindset," he said.
"It has been defended by people who don't really understand Australian history very well."
LISTEN: Australian National University's Doctor John Blaxland, who designed the flag, speaks with Tom Elliott
TOM ELLIOTT'S TAKE: Frankly I think it's like a horse designed by a committee which ends up looking like a camel.
It tries to please too many different groups and ends up pleasing absolutely no one.
It's too busy.
I'm not a fan of changing our flag, but if we're going to do it we need to do something like what the Canadians did.
They found one symbol, the maple leaf, it just symbolises their country, everybody seems to like it, it's Canada.
We've got to find a similar thing for Australia.
What do you think?
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-dri...ould-this-be-our-new-flag/20140327-35kp7.html
Dr John Blaxland from Australian National University told Tom Elliott our current flag is "not a flag of inclusion, it's a flag of exclusion".
"It has come to be associated with fringe politics, with a white supremacist kind of mindset," he said.
"It has been defended by people who don't really understand Australian history very well."
LISTEN: Australian National University's Doctor John Blaxland, who designed the flag, speaks with Tom Elliott
TOM ELLIOTT'S TAKE: Frankly I think it's like a horse designed by a committee which ends up looking like a camel.
It tries to please too many different groups and ends up pleasing absolutely no one.
It's too busy.
I'm not a fan of changing our flag, but if we're going to do it we need to do something like what the Canadians did.
They found one symbol, the maple leaf, it just symbolises their country, everybody seems to like it, it's Canada.
We've got to find a similar thing for Australia.
What do you think?
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-dri...ould-this-be-our-new-flag/20140327-35kp7.html