A victory for common sense
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by debritz
In May last year, I wrote about (here) and broadcast (on 612ABC) my concerns that plans for the Australian pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai showed our nation's name would be displayed on the building all in lower case, including the initial "A". I was so concerned that I emailed federal education minister Julia Gillard (who didn't reply at all) and her Queensland counterpart, Geoff Wilson (who said in reply that he'd look in to the matter). My sources in China have sent me photographic evidence that the English language has come up trumps. Here, at left, is drawing released last year and, at right, the building now under construction (with "Australia" in capitals):
Here's the relevant detail of the second picture:
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