The Australian Greens today suggested it would be more honest for Prime Minister John Howard to swap the Australian flag used for news conferences to a Cayman Islands flag, since he seems to prefer it flying over ships plying Australian waters.
Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania, Christine Milne, said the dispute in Hobart over the intention of the Norwegian company to change the MT Stolt Australia to a foreign flag and dismiss 18 Australian crew members was the latest example of the Howard government undermining Australian shipping and Australian values.
"Waving the Australian flag and wearing the Australian colours are more than just for show. Every time the Cayman Islands flag is run up the flagpole where an Australian flag used to fly, the Prime Minister stands condemned.
"Prime Minister Howard says he supports the battlers and Australian jobs but he continues to drive jobs offshore, leaving the battlers unemployed and faced with a $33,000 fine if they take action to try to save their jobs. How un-Australian is that?"
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