Aboriginal flag Sydney Harbour Bridge

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced the Aboriginal flag will permanently fly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The flag will fly next to the Australian flag and NSW flag on top of the bridge. “I’m even surprised it takes this long. The Aboriginal flag will permanently fly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a move that will cost $25 million, a figure which has the NSW Premier gobsmacked.

Some $25-million has been allocated in the state government's latest budget to erect a third flag pole.

It has taken years of campaigning but at long last, the Aboriginal flag will permanently fly atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the end of 2022. Last month, the NSW government also formalised the return of Me-Mel, otherwise known as Goat Island, to the traditional landowners. The Aboriginal flag will fly permanently over the Harbour Bridge by the end of the year

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced a 2022-23 budget commitment to have an Aboriginal flag fly permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The first briefs said it would take two years to do," Mr Perrottet said. Some $28 million has also been committed to the state's farm forestry industry, with funds going to the support and education of farmers following the introduction of a new code of practice this year. The NSW government also committed $56.4 million to the creation of a four-day walking track at the Dorrigo Escarpment through the Gondwana Rainforests on the NSW mid-north coast. Meanwhile, the state government has also committed $37.9 million to improve before and after school care services and $206 million towards a sustainable farming program. The Aboriginal flag will have a permanent spot, with the NSW government committing $25 million to install a third flagpole by the end of the year. "Installing the Aboriginal flag permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will do just that and is a continuation of the healing process as part of the broader move towards reconciliation."

The Sydney Harbour Bridge will permanently fly an Aboriginal flag before the end of 2022 following a successful grassroots campaign and the announcement of ...

The Aboriginal flag being flown on the bridge was previously debated in parliament in 2019 but was knocked back due to the construction of a third flag being 'too costly' (pictured: Ms Toka and supporters) Mr Perrottet had previously committed to giving the Aboriginal flag a place on the Harbour Bridge in February. Indigenous activist Cheree Toka (pictured) has been fighting for three years to have the Aboriginal flag flown permanently on Sydney's Harbour Bridge and was thrilled with the funding announcement The Aboriginal flag will be permanently flown atop Sydney Harbour Bridge by the end of the year following a five-year-long grassroots campaign. - The Aboriginal flag has previously been flown temporarily on the bridge Aboriginal flag to fly on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge every day as NSW spends $25million installing a third flagpole

A third flagpole will be installed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to give the Aboriginal flag a permanent home.

“Installing the Aboriginal flag permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will do just that and is a continuation of the healing process as part of the broader move towards reconciliation. A project to install a flagpole for the Aboriginal flag comes at a time when the newly elected Albanese government is emphasising the need to establish a Voice to the Parliament for First Nations communities. It involves the installation of a flagpole 20 metres high as well as the installation of a flag that is nine metres by four-and-a-half metres in size.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has asked for a departmental review of the $25 million cost to add the Aboriginal flag to the Sydney Harbour Bridge just days ...

Get it here. “Now there are questions that have been raised about the cost of this. The premier’s office then issued a press release on Sunday quoting Perrottet and outlining the $25 million price tag. She said she was sceptical of suggestions to save money and replace the NSW flag with the Aboriginal flag, given a change of Premier could see that undone in the future. Transport will continue to work on delivering a value for money solution to install the flagpole by the end of the year. “The $25 million figure is a budget for Transport to work within to install these three new flag poles, and the department has been working to refine the design and methodology to maximise value for money.”