Senators Told to Remove Australian Flags on National Flag Day

Senator Pauline Hanson is calling on Australians to display the flag in response.

Shadow Minister for Defence Industry Jacinta Nampijinpa Price after the Liberals party room meeting for a leadership ballot at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 13, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Senators Jacinta Price and Pauline Hanson were ordered to remove Australian flags from the Senate on Sept. 3, which was Australia’s National Flag Day.

The order to remove the flags came after Greens Senator Nick McKim complained as Price addressed the Senate while draped in the national symbol.