Outrage as building industry watchdog tries to BAN the Eureka flag
The construction industry watchdog is trying to ban the display of the Eureka flag, which has symbolised Australian unions for 142 years. Building giant Lendlease has challenged the Australian Building and Construction Commission's ban on the Eureka flag and posters supporting controversial union leader John Setka on commonwealth-funded buildings. Lendlease argued in the Federal Court that union insignia should only be banned if it implied union membership is anything but voluntary. The Eureka flag was created in the 1850s by gold miners and used at the Eureka Stockade. Since 1878 it has b...
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