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The Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag can be obtained free of charge by contacting the electorate office of your local Senator or Member of the House of Representatives. Who can obtain a flag? PM&C acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and ...
- Australian flags
The Australian red ensign became the official flag to be...
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Description. 1876–present. Flag of New South Wales [ 6 ][ 7 ] A St George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1876–present [ a ] Flag of Queensland [ 6 ] A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1904–present.
- Australian Aboriginal Flag
- Torres Strait Islander Flag
- Defence Ensigns
- Order of Precedence For Defence Ensigns
- Australian Red Ensign
- Centenary Flag
- Other Flags
The Australian Aboriginal Flag was first raised on 9 July 1971 at Victoria Square in Adelaide. It was also used at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra in 1972. Mr Harold Thomas from Northern Australia designed the flag. The top half of the flag is black to symbolise Indigenous people. The red in the lower half stands for the earth and the colou...
The Torres Strait Islander Flag was adopted in May 1992 during the Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival. The green panels at the top and bottom of the flag represent the land and the central blue panel represents the sea. The black lines dividing the panels represent the Torres Strait Islander people. The centre of the flag shows a white Dhari (...
The flags of the Australian Defence Force and government services have also become known as ensigns. The Australian Army has no separate ensign but has the ceremonial role of protector of the Australian National Flag. The Australian Defence Force ensign represents the three services of the Australian Defence Force. The defence force emblem in the c...
The order of precedence for Defence ensigns is: 1. Australian National Flag 2. Australian Defence Force ensign 3. Australian white ensign 4. Royal Australian Air Force ensign
When the Commonwealth Government announced a competition to design a flag for Australia in 1901, entrants were asked to send a design for two flags – one for official and naval purposes and the other for merchant ships. The resulting Commonwealth red ensign or merchant flag was identical to the Australian National Flag (or Commonwealth blue ensign ...
The Centenary Flag was presented to the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of Australia by the Australian National Flag Association on 3 September 2001 to mark the 100th anniversary of the day the Australian National Flag was first flown. The Centenary Flag is an Australian National Flag with a white headband incorporating a cardinal red stripe...
Other Australian Government flags represent specific government services. The Australian Federal Police flag The Australian Border Force flag The Civil Air ensign
The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign —a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven ...
Australia shilling. Australia 1 shilling silver coin 1961. The national flag of Australia consists of a dark blue field and features three the Commonwealth Star, the Southern Cross, and the Union Jack, Australian dollar is the national currency, and Advance Australia Fair is the national anthem.
The Australian Flag consists of three parts set on a blue field. The first part is the Union Jack, illustrating the link with Britain. The second aspect is the Southern Cross, representing Australia. Finally, the Commonwealth Star represents Australia's federal system. Originally, the Commonwealth Star had six points (for the six states), but ...
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The table contains images of the Australian national flag and of the flags of Australia’s six states and two territories. Larger images of the flags can be viewed by clicking on individual flags. Articles on the country, the states, and the territories and on their respective flag histories can be accessed via the links below the flags ...
