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Australian expat attending the FIFA World Cup in Qatar explains the Aboriginal flag to locals: 'They are the Palestinians of Australia' A spectator at the World Cup has given locals a lesson on the Aboriginal flag He compared history of Indigenous Australians to Palestinians in Middle East The man was in the stands for Australia's win against Denmark in group stage
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An Australian ex-pat compared First Nations people to Palestinians while giving an impromptu lesson about the Aboriginal flag to Qataris on the sidelines of the World Cup.
The soccer fan was in the stands at Al Janoub stadium in Al-Wakrah, south of Qatar's capital Doha, where Australia beat Denmark on Thursday to advance through to the Round of 16.
'It is as though these are the Palestinians of Australia,' he says, holding up the Aboriginal flag when a local asks what country it represents.
'The red is the earth, the yellow the sun and