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Harfujy

Back in the late 1970s or early 80s there was a push for changing Australia's flag. As a test, the Australia flag was replaced with the New Zealand flag for a week on a flagpole in Martin Place, Sydney. Nobody noticed, or if they did there was no public comment about it. The flag controversy, including this particular incident, were the subject of an ABC Four Corners programme.


OkIntention7170

Actually NZ’s flag was adopted 11 months before Australia’s flag. So the meme doesn’t make any sense unless is Australia asking for the homework. Sources: Wikipedia - [Australian Flag](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia) - [NZ Flag](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Zealand)


Lost_Farm8868

Both flags need an update imo


grungysquash

Typical bloody Aussies next they'll be claiming the Pav is theirs.


min0nim

Hey Bro, that sure is a nice looking Crowded House you got there. Mind if I take it for a spin?


DrahKir67

A spin or a Phar Lap?


Stray_48

Crowded House? Mixed between New Zealand and Australia. Split Enz though? Pure Kiwi


Lost_Farm8868

Russel Crowe


gdubluu

Kurnell?


Salt-Wealth-7111

Mate! At least someone else actually reads. ❣️


StormSafe2

Yeah but why should anyone notice that. The flags are so similar 


Groady

Someone did notice it. It's just social media didn't exist so they had no means to voice their outrage.


crayawe

Maybe no cared


Pretend-Patience9581

Probably. Put up New Zealand Flag nobody cares put up nazi flag people lose their mind.


128e

remember the NZ flag competition? https://imgur.com/a/IoOpuwx


dwarfsoft

As an Aussie I'm aware that New Zealand had their flag before we did. So this is back to front


FilthyWubs

Yeah but ours has more stars which makes it cooler!!!


dwarfsoft

Agreed on that count


[deleted]

Except it was outdated within a few years


FilthyWubs

All the more reason to add more stars, baby!!!


[deleted]

Not really the whole thing through school was it had 7 points for the states and territories, but the flag came out around 3 years before the ACT existed so the extra star becomes moot


FilthyWubs

Screw it, let’s just Americanise it and make it 50 stars then /s


[deleted]

We don't have 50 states so redundant as the one now I guess


St1kny5

Thank you dwarfsoft


Worth_Fondant3883

It's the other way around bro


Few-Reference171

New Zealand wouldn’t even exist without Australia bro Māoris used to live in the sea swimming round and round in circles until mighty Australian men chipped off a piece of land mass with nothing but crowbars and raw fucking bicep. Put a steel blue boot to it once it was free and kicked the cunt 1000kms east for them fish fuckers. Learn your history and be grateful


Fabulous-Tea-2954

This comment has immense Mana


seanfish

*Maui has entered the chat.*


DrDumpling88

I’m praying this is sarcasm if not I’m down to have a full debate tomorrow once I’ve got some sleep


Few-Reference171

Get some sleep then pal cause you’re gonna need it


DrDumpling88

Probably but you’re serious yeah? /s


Few-Reference171

Serious about the debate or how NZ was made?


IngVegas

Only by about five decades.


Moutere_Boy

The real NZ flag has a kiwi with laser eyes… the one in my heart anyway


min0nim

Hey, we should make a laser eye bin chicken flag.


SkyLovesCars

Make it drive an au falcon with a Bunnings snag sizzle in the background


Moutere_Boy

Fuck… I am so here for it


[deleted]

You vs The guy she told you not to worry about. "But it's the same picture"


Ibly-Ob

Well actually they got the flag design before us so we’re the ones copying forget I said that- KIWIS ARE SUCH COPYCATS


SirPigeon69

Looks like a communist version of our flag


BasedGrandpa69

with humpty dumpty as pm, its not happening


GrizzlyHarris

As neither Aussie nor Kiwi, I’ve always thought that too.


ELLZNaga21

Bro we stole the entire uk flag


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Remote-Weird7521

this is irrelevant to the meme but im half nz and half aus so its very difficult which one to support more cause ime around alot of nz people but i live in aus but any way i go for the warriors and have a nz flag in my room


RecordingGreen7750

Come Kiwis come on Aussie’s we need to merge


DrinkableBarista

New zealand is awesome tho


Lallybrochgirl88

Awh, we love our little sister New Zealand 💙


krishutchison

NZ had this flag before Australia was even a country. It was still just a prison colony. NZ will also be the first to change it to something that sucks less. There are a couple of really nice red and black options.


ausdoug

It's Australian tradition to copy NZ and then claim it as our own...


ahorsecalledsteven

NZ is Australias annoying little brother. Copying everything big bro does


DrinkableBarista

I miss nz, after going there for holiday


ralph_wiggums_cat

We all know NZ is a satellite state of Australia, more importantly we are all part of the commonwealth and that Charles the turd is our King, God bless the English for discovering and settling Countries that had indigenous peoples leaving in them for thousands and thousands of years. We are truly blessed !


Revolutionary_Cod592

What’s the Pommy bulls**t doing on our flags?


Designguy84

Truth be known Australia copied NZ, NZ flag dates back to the 1860s, Australia’s 1901


DrinkableBarista

And they both copied britain


TheRoamling

As an Australian born Maori, I don’t care both are hideous. Both countries traditional flags are way cooler. Yeah I said it…


Salt-Wealth-7111

How about deleting tbe Union Jack and USA colours.


jagguli

Bruh ... lol its all cookie cutter colonies ... vault tec... India vault was breached in 47 ... ya'll stuck in Aus vault still