Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton insists he will only stand in front of the Australian flag, if he’s elected as the next Prime Minister, a move Tom Elliott thinks is a “masterstroke in Australian politics”.

Current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stands in front of the Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander flags when he makes a public speech, but Dutton won’t be doing the same thing.

“We are one nation, and I don’t mean that in the Pauline Hanson sense of the word, but we are a single nation, Australia!” the 3AW Mornings host said.

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Peter Dutton explains decision to only stand behind Australian flag if elected Prime Minister

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