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Australian flag at half-mast on Remembrance Day. When the flag is flown at half-mast, it should be recognisably at half-mast—for example, a third of the way down from the top of the pole. [25] The Australian flag should never be flown half mast at night, unless directed to half-mast for an extended period. [25]
A memo from the Prime Minister of Australia's Department dated 6 March 1939 stated: "the Red Ensign is the flag to be flown by the public generally" and the federal government policy was "The flying of the Commonwealth Blue Ensign is reserved for Commonwealth Government use but there is no reservation in the case of the Commonwealth Merchant ...
The following is a timeline of the flag of Australia. 3 September 1901 – The winning entry in the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition is announced, and the Australian flag is flown for the first time at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. In the same week it was also flown at the Melbourne show. 16 September 1901 – The Australian flag is formally raised at Townsville, Queensland ...
A flag protocol (or flag code) is a set of rules and regulations for the display of flags within a country, including national, subnational, and foreign flags. Generally, flag protocols call for the national flag to be the most prominent flag (i.e, in the position of honor), flown highest and to its own right (the viewer's left) and for the ...
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 ...
Rubio’s new policy comes after a 2021 order from former president Joe Biden authorizing State Department buildings to fly other flags, including the LGBTQ+ Pride flag and the Black Lives Matter ...
Different rules apply for helicopters and balloons. The night rating is a prerequisite for the issue of a Commercial Pilot Licence. [4] In Australia, the qualification is known as a "Night VFR rating", and requires 10 hours of flight time at night in an aircraft or simulator, including at least 5 hours of cross-country flight at night in an ...
In extreme cases, such as the burning of the flag, the Supreme Court has ruled, twice, that desecrating the nation’s flag is protected expression by the First Amendment. In the first case, Texas v.