Illuminating landmarks for foreign anniversaries isn’t new in Australia.
The Sydney Opera House has been lit up for St Patrick’s Day, for the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, and in solidarity colours for Ukraine and Israel. Landmarks in Brisbane and Perth were lit up for Bolivia’s bicentenary last year.
The Opera House and Canberra’s Parliament House were also illuminated in the US colours in 2021 for the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance.
Why? I would understand if it was the embassies and consulates themselves, or buildings that had some special connection to the foreign country, but just lighting up any old landmark for something that has literally nothing to do with Australia is fucking weird.
Why? I would understand if it was the embassies and consulates themselves, or buildings that had some special connection to the foreign country, but just lighting up any old landmark for something that has literally nothing to do with Australia is fucking weird.