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Pub Found Flying CCP Flags After Banning Australia Day

The pub is owned by Australian Venue Co. which has already received criticism for its stance on Australia Day.
Pub Found Flying CCP Flags After Banning Australia Day
People stand near an Australian flag at an Australia Day event in Albany, Western Australia, on Jan. 26, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
1/29/2025|Updated: 1/30/2025
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Locals responded with shock after the Cobblers Falcon pub in Mandurah, Western Australia, appeared to fly two communist China flags on Australia Day.

But the hotel, part of the Hong Kong-owned Australian Venue Co, denied having any role in the flying of the flags, which it is believed were hung just after closing time on Jan. 25.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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