In Indonesia, the flag is a banned symbol of an illegal organisation trying to break away from the unitary republic.
West Papuans and their supporters also marked the 60th anniversary of the first flag raising in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin and elsewhere across the country.
Indonesian diplomats regularly issue statements critical of events like this, saying it implies Australian support, but the embassy did not respond to SBS enquiries about the anniversary.
Flying the Morning Star in the Indonesian provinces of Papua And West Papua on the 1st of December is usually met with a military response.
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