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Jun. 22nd, 2004 12:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pearwaldorfAustralian schools must have a functioning flagpole if they are to qualify for extra educational funding, Prime Minister John Howard has said.
The prime minister rejected criticism that flag flying was old-fashioned.
"It's perfectly compatible with the attitude of Australians, the display of the national flag by Australians now is far more regular, far more visible, far more a part of life than it was when I was 30 years younger," he said.
*scratches head* He almost sounds American. And how on earth are these schools going to get the funds to fix their damn flagpoles, anyhow?
The prime minister rejected criticism that flag flying was old-fashioned.
"It's perfectly compatible with the attitude of Australians, the display of the national flag by Australians now is far more regular, far more visible, far more a part of life than it was when I was 30 years younger," he said.
*scratches head* He almost sounds American. And how on earth are these schools going to get the funds to fix their damn flagpoles, anyhow?
