Regional Council to Restore Australian Flag to Airport After Community Backlash

The local mayor says the flag was not removed on council orders.

Kids pose for a photo at an Australia Day event in Albany, Western Australia, on Jan. 26, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

A regional Queensland council has vowed to reinstate the Australian flag to its airport after the national symbol was removed.

But mystery surrounds the flag’s sudden disappearance from Hervey Bay Airport on April 23, with many in the community upset at its removal so close to Anzac Day.