The Great Anzac Day Flag Controversy By James Reed

     What did the Anzacs die for I ask myself, every Anzac Day, when filled with sadness I look at what Australia has become?
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51581894

“A decision to ban the Aboriginal flag and other forms of recognition from Anzac Day services in Western Australia (WA) has sparked widespread backlash. Each year, solemn ceremonies are held on 25 April in Australia and New Zealand to commemorate veterans and soldiers. But a veterans' organisation said it would no longer allow Aboriginal displays at its services in the state. It added that all content, except the NZ anthem, must be in English. The Returned Service League (RSL) has previously been criticised for ignoring and diminishing the service of Aboriginal soldiers in World War One and other conflicts. The decision follows a move last year where the Ode of Remembrance was read at a ceremony in an Aboriginal language, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Critics, among them indigenous and non-indigenous lawmakers, have called the move "offensive" and demanded it be reversed.”

     I do not think that it diminishes the enormous contribution that Aboriginal service men/women made by keeping to tradition, because these brave men and women fought for exactly those ideals. It may be different today, because everything from the old world has changed, but some still cling by the fingernails to the last traditions. We too, should however hopeless the odds.