Patriotism, Outsourced
By Andrew Morrison, Gunditjmara
The March for Australia promises to be the greatest celebration of contradictions since the invention of “Aussie” lamingtons (a New Zealand dessert wrapped in an Australian flag).
Expect a sea of Made in China flags fluttering proudly above convoys of Japanese SUVs and German sedans, each tank filled with Middle Eastern oil.
Marchers will be kitted out in polyester “Aussie Pride” shirts, lovingly stitched together in Bangladesh for $2.50 an hour, while chanting about “protecting Aussie jobs.”
Lunch will be catered by KFC and McDonald’s—because nothing says “true blue” like a bucket of fried chicken and a large Coke.
Entertainment will no doubt include American rock anthems blaring from Bluetooth speakers, streamed via U.S.-owned tech giants.
All of this will happen on Aboriginal land—land cared for by the oldest living culture on earth, the very culture these marches work so hard to deny.
But the irony runs deeper.
Marchers will shout about freedom while demanding silence from those who disagree.
They’ll wave placards about unity while pointing fingers at anyone who doesn’t fit their narrow idea of “Australian.”
They’ll claim to love this country while refusing to face its truth.
In the end, the March for Australia is less about celebrating a nation and more about parading its hypocrisies.
A performance where patriotism is mass-produced, identity is imported, and unity is nothing more than a slogan printed offshore.
If this is what it means to be “true blue,” then maybe we should check the label — because it probably says Made in China.
Don’t be fooled—the March for Australia isn’t about unity.
It’s a March for white Australia.
It’s about silencing Aboriginal voices, denying our sovereignty, and pushing anyone who doesn’t fit their narrow idea of “Australian” to the margins.
When you wrap racism in a flag, it’s still racism.
When you chant for “patriotism” while erasing truth, it’s still oppression.
When you call for unity but exclude First Nations people, it’s still division.
This isn’t harmless.
It fuels hate, emboldens bigots, and tells Aboriginal people, migrants, LGBTQIA+ people, and other minorities—that we don’t belong in our own country.
You can’t march for equality while walking over the truth.
And you can’t claim to love Australia while rejecting the oldest living cultures on Earth.
So, let’s cut through the fluff.
This March for Australia isn’t about unity or fairness.
It’s a flag-waving distraction dressed up in feel-good words while blaming migrants and the Voice referendum for problems caused by decades of political neglect and corporate greed.
Housing crisis? That’s government failure.
Hospitals buckling? Decades of underfunding.
Families struggling? Wage theft and corporate profit hoarding.
It’s not migrants. It’s not First Nations people.
It’s the same politicians and big business ripping this country off while selling you a scapegoat.
And let’s not ignore the elephant in the room: when extremist groups show up—and they will—“ordinary Aussies” marching beside them are giving racism a platform, no matter how many times you slap “family-friendly” on it.
True unity comes from fighting the real causes of inequality: fair housing, decent wages, proper healthcare, and respecting First Nations sovereignty.
Not from waving flags and pointing the finger at the wrong people.
March if you want. But don’t pretend this is love. It’s nationalism with a PR spin.
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