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ScoMo And Harry On The Harbour Bridge Won't Be A Good Look For Australia" by Gary Nunn 

They’re ascending to plant the flag of the Invictus Games before the wonderful event starts in Sydney this weekend.

As a woman of Aboriginal descent, I really feel that our politicians never cease to drain out the true ancestral history of this land. Does our coloured past leave a stain on our white future?

A flag atop the bridge may not bridge the gap instantly, but every step taken to acknowledge this land’s true history will make a culture that feels outcast from society feel that they’ve rightfully earned their seat at the table to share the respect they were wrongfully denied.

While all of Sydney stops to watch Prince Harry be followed up the Bridge by the new PM, I am still yet to meet with NSW Aboriginal Affairs Minister Sarah Mitchell. This week, Mitchell told ten daily, “I appreciate the significance of the Aboriginal Flag to the whole community and acknowledge the determination and drive of Ms Toka. The Aboriginal flag replaces the NSW state flag on the Harbour Bridge for 18 days each year, including for NAIDOC Week, signifying the importance of our Aboriginal community in NSW.”

This is the closest we’ve gotten to the NSW Government acknowledging that 92,000 of you want this to happen. 18 days of the year isn’t the same as 365.

I won’t give up on this dream. Please keep sharing this petition. Let’s get this petition to 100,000 signatures while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the country.

Thanks guys - Cheree.