The snubbing of British royalty for a redesigned $5 banknote has been compared by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to the campaign change the date of Australia Day.
is “another attack on our systems, on our society and our institutions”, likening it to the campaign to move Australia Day away from January 26.
would reflect an Indigenous theme rather than a specific person following consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. “This is a simpler, nearer-term change which says we’ve got an opportunity here to recognise the monarch on our coins [and] recognise First Australians on the $5 note and I think that strikes a good balance,” he said.Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lamented the decision as an “attack on our systems”.“I just think you’ve got to stand up and a lot more Australians have to be heard,” he said.
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