Eric Abetz objects to rainbow flag being displayed in government buildings

By Tom McIlroy
Updated February 28 2017 - 6:09pm, first published 1:26pm
Enemy combatants: Liberal Eric Abetz  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Enemy combatants: Liberal Eric Abetz Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MPs show off a rainbow flag. Photo: Andrew Meares
Labor MPs show off a rainbow flag. Photo: Andrew Meares
The rainbow flag has become a symbol for the marriage equality movement.
The rainbow flag has become a symbol for the marriage equality movement.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore with a rainbow flag outside Sydney Town Hall. Photo: Anna Kucera
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore with a rainbow flag outside Sydney Town Hall. Photo: Anna Kucera
A rainbow flag atop Victorian Parliament House last year. Photo: Penny Stephens
A rainbow flag atop Victorian Parliament House last year. Photo: Penny Stephens
The Brandenburg Gate in Germany is seen with a rainbow flag projected onto it during a vigil for victims of the Orlando, Florida nightclub shooting.  Photo: Adam Berry
The Brandenburg Gate in Germany is seen with a rainbow flag projected onto it during a vigil for victims of the Orlando, Florida nightclub shooting. Photo: Adam Berry

For some it's the symbol of gay and lesbian progress and the fight for equality, but for Liberal culture warrior Eric Abetz it's the flag of a hostile nation that has declared war on Australia.