Indigenous Candidate Backs Dutton’s 1-Flag Policy

Benson Saulo also called for the community not to get bogged down by the history of colonialism.

People stand near an Australian flag at an Australia Day event in Albany, Western Australia, on Jan. 26, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Indigenous Liberal Party candidate for the inner-city electorate of Macnamara in Melbourne, Benson Saulo, has called for unity before the national Australian flag.

Last month, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced that, if elected, he would no longer conduct official press conferences in front of three flags, eschewing the Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander flags.