Labor has called for an apology from Dominic Perrottet after an old article he wrote argued that placing the Indigenous flag on the Harbour Bridge would be a 'lavish exercise in trendy virtue signalling' - a decision he has now embraced as Premier.
“Apologise for this ugly and partisan attack on the policy of flying the indigenous flag on the Harbour Bridge now that your policy is *double checks notes* flying the indigenous flag on the Harbour Bridge.”
“I have a great idea for Luke Foley: instead of putting the Aboriginal flag on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, how about just plonking a giant blank screen that can be quickly and easily updated to broadcast Labor’s latest social justice warrior cause?,”Labor has called on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to apologise after an old opinion column surfaced where he argued flying an Indigenous flag on the Harbour Bridge would be an act of “virtue signalling”. Picture: Damian Shaw.
Shadow Minister Rose Jackson mocked the premier on social media after he backflipped on the comments from 2018 by deciding to place an Indigenous flag on the bridge, at a cost of $25 million to the taxpayer. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper. "Installing the Aboriginal flag permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will do just that and is a continuation of the healing process as part of the broader move towards reconciliation.
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