Australians have been left 'saddened' after a man was 'embarrassed' to wear the national flag as a cape on Australia Day for fear of 'copping abuse'.
The man rushed to take off an Australian flag displayed across his back after he stumbled across an 'Invasion Day' gathering in Byron Bay.
He was filmed standing in the playground at Apex Park, near Main Beach, on Tuesday, as the nation marked January 26 with both protests and celebrations.
Footage of the ordeal went viral but now Australians are asking why the man should have felt such 'shame'.
A man has rushed to take off an Australian flag displayed across his back (pictured) after he stumbled across an Invasion Day gathering in Byron Bay