Griffith City Council decides flannelette shirts are appropriate business attire
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/flannel-shirt-deemed-appropriate-council-meeting-attire/106167948
Griffith City Council decides flannelette shirts are appropriate business attire
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/flannel-shirt-deemed-appropriate-council-meeting-attire/106167948
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the core requirement should be that it has a collar… since flannel shirts fit that requirement, i see no reason to disagree with Griffith City Council on this decision.
People on favour of relaxed buisness attire – > People who actually work
People who are in favour of more professional attire – > “Etiquette experts” and managers
Sounds about right
The context matters. It’s a rural council, not a city corporation.
Comfortable? Cotton? Buttons up with a collar? What’s the issue?
Dealing with the big issues I see.
Jeans, band tee and a flanny was my teenage uniform.
I see nothing wrong with this.
They are comfy and it’s not like they are saying it’s ok to wear your wife beater or something
LMAO so police can have rolled up sleeves and tatts but a council worker still must wear a button up shirt with full length sleeves? Fuck the elite in charge have a FETISH for dressing their workers. Everyday of this month has felt like 40degrees outside….these people barely make 70k a year.
Of course. Anyone suggesting differently should under Austrian law be herded into the ocean to swim back to the states.
Flannel is respectful and tasteful. This should only be newsworthy to encourage other occupations to follow suit
Where I grew up we called them druggy shirts.
Just noting that this only applies to the elected Councillors for the formal meetings rather than the council workers.
As a software engineer, same
I mean there’s nothing wrong with a nice flannel shirt if you’re going out for dinner. Why should a local council be any more high falutin than an RSL? Kind of undemocratic to require people to dress a certain way to be involved in politics when you think about it.
About damn time!!
Its fine, even federal parliament should relax a bit, just work in business casual or whatever its called.
No issue with a long sleeve shirt and jeans but I want to see a wide brim hat and sunnies as well if you’re going to be working outdoors.