Get over it people it's flag for goodness sake as others have pointed out a rather peaceful protests action. If those posters are so keen to defend the Aussie way of life stop your childish ranting and join the armed forces. Thor stop hiding at Uni and join the armed forces we need young people to join and fight for our flag right now. Young Aussies are putting their lives on the line right now to defend our way of life to stop terror. Or is it that your all talk or are you simply a coward would rather leave it to someone else? Tell us if you truly believe these things why haven't you joined up? We are carrying the fight to the very people you say are trying to destroy our way of life so what are you doing about it? http://www.defencejobs.gov.au

No I didn't think so you'd rather stay just a face in the angry mod at cronulla.

By the way my family are Scots took us more then two hundred years to "get over it. Grow up sonny.

Stephen

Thank you for another welcome, interesting, timely, and pertinent article.

I do not support anyone burning a country's flag.

I do not support anyone burning the flag of Indigenous Australians - including the Torres Strait Islander flag.

Flag burners do not show any respect for themselves or their cause. Indeed, all they do, is incite anger and violence - which in contempoary Australia, is far too prevalent. Indeed, it is not an intelligent act, no matter who commits it - and no matter what the cause.

If anyone burned the Aboriginal flag I would be horrified, as I have been with the burning of the other Aussie flag. I am writing letters left, right, and centre to ensure that flag burning should be made illegal and punishable by imprisonment.

I have little time for the Islamic faith - extremists because they kill - and moderates because they say little or nothing about Muslim extremists. Even so, if Islam was a country with a flag, I would never condone the burning of same.

Cheers and thank you to other posters
Kay

I believe the man who torch the Australian flag and Mr.Hagan are saying to White Australia,(this is what I gather)hey mother!(white Australia) don't forget about your older child, don't get bored of me because I'm not a new cute chubby little baby.The new baby need's attention, but we still need you, respect us as the first Australians(indigenous). Although there maybe have been a better way to express these feelings.

From a stand point,it looks like aboriginal Australians depend heavily on white Australia for money,attention etc.Indigenous people will always need their governments to take care of them, whether they live in the US,New Zealand,Canada or Australia. The only thing is that most of the people with top jobs at the United Nations are not all white Australians, I say this because immigrants may seem like people just coming in to take away your attention and money ,but they immigrants come from all parts of the world and have a say some where,the burning of a flag might seem heroic to some, but may cause even others people to hold prejudice and racism.The same with bashing refugees,it may seem like taking a stand for survival, but may cause backlash as we live in a small world.

I do not think that defacing Australia's national flag should be illegal.

As a matter of fact, if Australia ever becomes republic and gets a new flag with the Union Jack replaced by the aboriginal flag, I am deturmined to be the very first to get arrested for spitting all over it. I already spit on "aboriginal" and "Eureeka" flags as a matter of routine anyway because I regard them as symbols of Separatism.

When brainless lefties and aboriginal activists try to get attention by burning the Australian flag, they are too intellectually challenged to figure out the harm that this is doing to their own particular causes. Australians automatically feel nothing but hostility towards any group who burns our long honoured national symbol.

The more that trendy groups enrage Australians, the more that Australians realise that these people are fundamentally anti Australian, and the more they will hold those groups and any cause which they promote in utter contempt.

I think it's kinda like "tolerance fatigue"

lately the racist card has become worn out with irresponsible use, by the PC and islamists.

which is a bad thing for anyone who is copping any actual racism, as no one will hear them anymore.

people are murdered, sued, boycotted, beaten, raped etc for opinions against islam or not bin muslim..... then tolerance and understanding is demanded. No one acknowlages it, it kills any other voices who may have a genuine complaint.

PC and islam have a lot to answer for

(sorry for sloppy spelling, tired)

Amiel,
You would have to be the most racist and anti-Australian person postiong on this site. With your infantile comments:

Quote 1. "I believe the man who torch the Australian flag and Mr.Hagan are saying to White Australia...hey mother!(white Australia) don't forget about your older child, don't get bored of me because I'm not a new cute chubby little baby.The new baby need's attention, but we still need you, respect us as the first Australians(indigenous). Although there maybe have been a better way to express these feelings."

Reply:
The flag does not represent White Australia. Our flag is not racist as you imply, as many honourable Aboriginal Australians fought under this flag and against Japanese Imperialism. It does not represent White Australia as you wish to promote here.

Quote 2. "The only thing is that most of the people with top jobs at the United Nations are not all white Australians, [What you are saying? UNAUSTRALIAN] I say this because immigrants may seem like people just coming in to take away your [YOUR!! ARE YOU ALSO A TAX PAYER?] attention and money ,but they immigrants come from all parts of the world and have a say some where,the burning of a flag might seem heroic to some, but may cause even others people to hold prejudice and racism [WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DROP THE SEPARATISM AND BECOME ONE OF US?].The same with bashing refugees [WHO IS BASHING REFUGEES OTHER THAN CRIMINALS VIOLATING AUSTRALIAN LAW?],it may seem like taking a stand for survival, but may cause backlash as we live in a small world. - Posted by Amel, Friday, 24 February 2006 2:34:47 "

The United Nations is an inept body that will accept Muslim thugs like Megarbie into determining world policy. It should be dismissed!