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The primary arguments for keeping the flag cite historic precedence, while those for changing the flag are based around the idea that the status quo does not accurately depict Australia's status as an independent and multicultural nation, [129] nor is its design unique enough to easily distinguish it from similar flags, such as the flags of New ...
The state flag with a yellow field and crowned southern cross. 1876–present [a] Flag of the governor of Queensland [14] The Union Flag defaced with the state badge. 1975–present Flag of the governor of South Australia [14] The state flag with a crowned badge. 1988–present Flag of the governor of Western Australia [14] The state flag with ...
The South Australian Policy adopted Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) as the Floral Emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961. [6] The Tasmanian Government proclaimed Eucalyptus globulus as their State floral emblem on 5 December 1962, [7] however it is rarely seen as an official or popular emblem. [8]
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
Coat of arms of Australia: Commonwealth Coat of Arms: 19 September 1912 [2] Governor general's standard Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag Australian Aboriginal flag: Australian Aboriginal Flag: 14 July 1995 [3] [4] Indigenous flag Torres Strait Islander flag: 14 July 1995 ...
Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the ...
Eureka Flag "Lieutenant" Henry Ross [1] The battle flag of the Eureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellation Crux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field. [2] [3] [4] 1900 Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Blue) Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne The six red stripes represent the six Australian states.
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols.