Phil Thompson blasts Greens leader Adam Bandt over Australian flag stunt in Sydney

Aussie digger blasts Greens leader Adam Bandt as a ‘national disgrace’ for REFUSING to stand in front of the Australian flag – and says his Aboriginal wife was also ‘disgusted’

• Greens leader Adam Bandt refuses to stand alongside Australian national flag 
• On Monday a member of his staff was seen removing it before a presser 
• Only the Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Island flag could be seen behind him 
• The Greens say the national flag represents colonisation and dispossession
• Liberal MP and veteran Phil Thompson called Mr Bandt a ‘national disgrace’ 

By Charlie Moore, Political Reporter For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:19 EDT, 21 June 2022 | Updated: 20:38 EDT, 21 June 2022