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Qld man sets flag on fire on Aust Day
AAP
A man will face court after an Australian flag was set on fire outside a far north Queensland RSL.
Police say the 43-year-old set the flag alight in front of people celebrating Australia Day near the cenotaph on the busy Cairns Esplanade.
He's been charged with public nuisance and will face the Cairns Magistrates Court on February 10.
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