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The Australian cricket team continued to use the colours thereafter, and in 1908 the colours were ratified as the official team colours for future Australian cricket teams. During subsequent discussions by members of the New South Wales Cricket Association, the colours were reportedly referred to as " gum-tree green" and " wattle -gold".
National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols. Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well known through popular use.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
In Australia, a dark shade of green is used to represent right wing National Party of Australia, while a light shade of green is used to represent the Australian Greens. In Brazil , in addition to its use by the Green Party , green, as the main colour of the Brazilian flag , is strongly associated with Brazilian nationalism and Brazilian people .
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Given priority over the Australian National Flag until the passage of the Flags Act 1953. 1806 Bowman flag [55] A white swallow-tail fly, with a crest featuring the Rose of England, the thistle of Scotland and the shamrock of Northern Ireland supported by an emu and kangaroo. The design was an inspiration for Australia's national coat of arms.
In the National Basketball Association and NCAA basketball, home uniforms are white or yellow, and visiting teams wear the darker colour. Home teams in some leagues and competitions may also have the option to wear away colours at certain home games , and the away team then has to wear the opposite (if applicable).
The Australia tartan (also known as the Australian tartan) was the winner of a national competition held by the Scottish Australian Heritage Council. It was designed by John Reid, a Melbourne architect, was recorded in the SRT's predecessor registers in 1984, and has since been registered in the SRT.