SA locals hold public Australia Day BBQ after Unley council scrapped festivities

A group of South Australians has not taken its council's decision to dump Australia Day citizenship ceremonies lightly. The patriotic group has opted to organise its own community festivities, dropping invitations into letterboxes across the city of Unley. More than 80 councils across the country will forego the Australia Day traditions on January 26. Liberal Senator Alex Antic has called for only one flag to be flown at any Australia Day celebrations as he slammed an “overarching self-loathing creeping into the country”. Mr Antic confirmed he would attempt to stop by and show support for the ratepayer-organised event which has been decided upon as a barbeque in Heywood Park, Unley.