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In July 2014, the newspaper was criticised after publishing an issue featured a front page depicting then [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Tony Abbott]] with a razor to his neck and the caption "One cut we'd like to see", in protest of the Abbott government's proposed budget cuts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolf Harris found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault. |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/rolf-harris-found-guilty/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=Mamamia |date=1 July 2014 |language=en-AU}}</ref> In an interview, Abbott stated that the image "should not have any place in our public discourse".<ref name="TheGuardian" /> The editors refused to apologise and defended the cover as an homage to a 1977 poster and political slogan "Give [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser]] the razor!", while accusing critics of hypocrisy for defending Abbott from a "clearly metaphorical" threat at the same time as his government was deporting refugees to face real threats of violence. They nonetheless withdrew the edition due to "legal concerns".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Charis |title=Abbott’s throat slit on newspaper cover |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/socialist-alternative-withdraws-violent-tony-abbott-cover/news-story/2928852f2154d1edbba20d3bf1ffe0e1 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=NewsComAu |date=1 July 2014 |language=en}}</ref> |
In July 2014, the newspaper was criticised after publishing an issue featured a front page depicting then [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Tony Abbott]] with a razor to his neck and the caption "One cut we'd like to see", in protest of the Abbott government's proposed budget cuts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolf Harris found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault. |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/rolf-harris-found-guilty/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=Mamamia |date=1 July 2014 |language=en-AU}}</ref> In an interview, Abbott stated that the image "should not have any place in our public discourse".<ref name="TheGuardian" /> The editors refused to apologise and defended the cover as an homage to a 1977 poster and political slogan "Give [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser]] the razor!", while accusing critics of hypocrisy for defending Abbott from a "clearly metaphorical" threat at the same time as his government was deporting refugees to face real threats of violence. They nonetheless withdrew the edition due to "legal concerns".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Charis |title=Abbott’s throat slit on newspaper cover |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/socialist-alternative-withdraws-violent-tony-abbott-cover/news-story/2928852f2154d1edbba20d3bf1ffe0e1 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=NewsComAu |date=1 July 2014 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2019, ''Red Flag'' editor Ben Hillier's articles provided on-the-ground coverage of the [[Siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University|siege and student rebellions at Hong Kong Polytechnic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hillier |first1=Ben |title=Liberty or death in Hong Kong |url=https://redflag.org.au/node/6951 |access-date=5 March 2023 |publisher=Red Flag |date=14 November 2019}}</ref> Hillier's eyewitness account has been documented in his book, [[The Art of Rebellion: Dispatches from Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hillier |first1=Ben |title=The Art of Rebellion: Dispatches from Hong Kong |date=August 2020 |publisher=Spark Publishing Inc. |location=Australia |isbn=978-0-646-82119-1}}</ref> |
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| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Socialist Alternative |
| Publisher | Red Flag Press Inc. |
| Founded | 12 June 2013[1] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Trades Hall 54 Victoria St Carlton South Victoria 3053 |
| City | Melbourne[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| ISSN | 2202-2228 |
| Website | redflag |
| Part of a series on |
| Socialism in Australia |
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Red Flag is an Australian newspaper which is published bi-weekly by the Trotskyist organisation Socialist Alternative.[2][3] It is also associated with the podcast Red Flag Radio.
History
The first issue of Red Flag was published on 12 June 2013.[1]
In July 2014, the newspaper was criticised after publishing an issue featured a front page depicting then Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott with a razor to his neck and the caption "One cut we'd like to see", in protest of the Abbott government's proposed budget cuts.[4] In an interview, Abbott stated that the image "should not have any place in our public discourse".[3] The editors refused to apologise and defended the cover as an homage to a 1977 poster and political slogan "Give Fraser the razor!", while accusing critics of hypocrisy for defending Abbott from a "clearly metaphorical" threat at the same time as his government was deporting refugees to face real threats of violence. They nonetheless withdrew the edition due to "legal concerns".[5]
In 2019, Red Flag editor Ben Hillier's articles provided on-the-ground coverage of the siege and student rebellions at Hong Kong Polytechnic.[6] Hillier's eyewitness account has been documented in his book, The Art of Rebellion: Dispatches from Hong Kong.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Red flag: newspaper of Socialist Alternative". Trove. Socialist Alternative Melbourne Collective. 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "The ISL in Australia". LIS-ISL.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b Hurst, Daniel (3 July 2014). "Tony Abbott calls razor-against-neck image for newspaper cover 'awful stuff'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Rolf Harris found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault". Mamamia. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Chang, Charis (1 July 2014). "Abbott's throat slit on newspaper cover". NewsComAu. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Hillier, Ben (14 November 2019). "Liberty or death in Hong Kong". Red Flag. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Hillier, Ben (August 2020). The Art of Rebellion: Dispatches from Hong Kong. Australia: Spark Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-646-82119-1.