Sarrah le Marquand's article, "Apathy wins flag debate" appears in the tabloid The Advertiser (February 2, 2013) and online at "The Punch : Australia's best conversation', under a different title, 'Reporting this change is not un-Australian'. This political opinion is to remove the Union Jack from the Australian flag. This is an important topic because the national flag provides symbolic meaning, identity, and “pride” to the country (Fozdar, Spittles & Harlety, 2014, p. 2). As a political writer, Sarrah le Marquand's career has spanned the entertainment industry, soap operas, the Daily Telegraph, film and as a feature editor (News Limited, 2014 ). The tabloid and online versions reach a wide audience. range of audiences”. Study by Richardson and Stanyer (2011 p. 1000); found that readers are more likely to leave comments on articles online. By creating a dialogue and direct relationship with its audience, for example in its fourth paragraph, "those who are pushing to change the Australian flag are shameful" and "Our diggers died under our flag", referring to individual opinions isolated, reference the Marquand of online comments, reduces the validity of a “political” article. As a political writer, Marquand must appeal to the triad of pathos, logos and ethos. Using a combination of these devices, she would manage to change public opinion by removing the Australian flag from the Australian flag (Mshvenieradze, 2013, p. 1939). Le Marquand opens his discussion with an unfounded generalization, “FOR a country obsessed with its country of origin. improvement”, implying that all Australians are interested in renovating their homes. This overgeneralization excludes people who rent their accommodation, live in a house...... middle of paper ......p. 1939 - 1945. National Museum of Australia, Southern Cross, A Shining light of the Southern skies', accessed 17 April 2014, www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/symbols_of_australia/southern_crossNews Limited, Sarah Le Marquand Biography: The Punch : Australia's BestConversation, accessed 17 April 2014, http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/sarrah-le-marquand/Povinelli, AE 1998, 'A state of shame: Australian multiculturalism and the crisis of indigenous citizenship”, critical inquiry, vol. 24, (page of the month) Richardson JE & Stanyer J, 2011, “Reader opinion in the digital age: tabloid and broadsheet websites and the exercise of political voice”, Journalism, vol . 12, no. August 8, p. 983 - 1003. Watson, F, Southen Cross: Indigenous stories of Southern Cross, accessed May 8, 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/science/starhunt/tour/virtual/southern-cross/