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2. Flag of Australia - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. List of Australian flags - Wikipedia

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   Flag Date Use Description 1901–1903 Original 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner [1]: A Blue Ensign defaced with the six-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5—with Alpha Crucis being larger than Beta and Gamma and with Delta being smaller than Beta and ...

4. National colours of Australia - Wikipedia

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   The uniforms of Australia's national sports teams are usually green and gold. [8] The golden wattle flower, and the colours green and gold, are also featured on the Coat of arms of Australia. According to the Australian government, "green and gold have been popularly embraced as Australia’s national sporting colours" since the late 1800s. [1]

5. National symbols of Australia - Wikipedia

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   National flag: Flag of Australia: Flag of Australia: 3 September 1901 [1] National coat of arms: 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 ...

6. Australian red ensign - Wikipedia

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   The Australian red ensign is the civil ensign of Australia, the flag of nationality flown by Australian registered ships. It is a red version of the national flag , which is mainly blue. Both flags resulted from the Commonwealth Government's 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition which required two entries: an ensign for Commonwealth Government ...

7. Australian Federation Flag - Wikipedia

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   Like the Colonial Flag, the Federation Flag features a combination of the Union Flag and the Southern Cross, but the cross is blue, not red, and there are five stars, not four. The flag's appearance varied greatly depending on where it was made: different manufacturers produced Federation Flags with darker or lighter shades of blue for the ...

8. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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   National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.

9. Flag of the Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia

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   The flag uses the Canberra city colours of blue and gold (which also happen to be the heraldic colours of Australia). The Southern Cross appears as five white stars on a blue panel at the hoist , whilst in the centre of the goldfield in the fly is the modified Coat of arms of the city of Canberra .