‘Vomit-like’ banknote draws ire of Aussies and bird lovers

Colourful change: Stacks of the new banknote, which will replace its more bland predecessor from Sept 1. — AFP

SYDNEY: It may be the smallest denominated Australian dollar banknote, but a new design for the Australian $5 bill has attracted an outsized amount of criticism, with detractors calling it “hideous” and “like vomit”.

The note, which will replace its more bland predecessor from Sept 1, features a yellow Prickly Moses wattle flower and a colourful Eastern Spinebill native bird.