ABC News Sun, 3 Oct 1999 11:13 AEST SOCOG seeks clarification on flying Aboriginal flag There will be further clarification today of where, and in what context, the Aboriginal flag may be flown during Sydney's Olympic Games. Yesterday the organisers of the Sydney Olympics (SOCOG) announced that the Aboriginal flag would be flown at six prominent sites at the Olympic Park at Homebush. However, it has been reported today that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Athens has ruled out a proposal to fly the flag of the Aboriginal community alongside national flags inside venues where events are being held. SOCOG spokesman Milton Cockburn says that is not what Sydney had proposed, as that would breach Olympic guidelines. But he says the IOC had previously given informal approval that the Aboriginal flag could be flown at other sites. An official statement is expected at a media conference in Athens later this afternoon. © 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
