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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Outrage as Union Jack set on fire in protest during national day of mourning for Queen

Controversy has arisen in Australia after a group of protestors set to fire to the Union Jack on the national day of mourning for the Queen.

Footage emerged online on Thursday showing a group of people burning the UK national flag outside Parliament House in Canberra before they began an anti-monarchy protest.

Another clip shared by a Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) journalist showed an Australian flag being set on fire in Brisbane, accompanied by crowds shouting “always was, always will be Aboriginal land”.

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