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The Australian Aboriginal flag was designed by Aboriginal artist Harold Thomas in 1971, and it was first flown in Adelaide in July of that year. Thomas held the intellectual property rights to the flag's design until January 2022, when he transferred the copyright to the Commonwealth government.
Harold Joseph Thomas (born 1947), also known as Bundoo, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and former activist, known for designing and copyrighting the Australian Aboriginal flag. He claims to have designed the flag in 1971 as a symbol of the Aboriginal land rights movement, and in 1995 it was
Australian Aboriginal Flag [5] A black and red flag with a yellow circle in the middle. The flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas. Link to File: 1992–present Torres Strait Islander Flag [5] A five-pointed star and traditional headdress in white, on a blue, green and black background. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok.
The Aboriginal flag has been recognised as an official flag of Australia since 1995, flown from government buildings and embraced by sporting clubs. After a deal negotiated with its creator ...
Australian Aboriginal flag first flown in public (designed by Harold Thomas, the flag was flown in Victoria Square, Adelaide on National Aborigines Day, 12 July). [71] 1972. First Indigenous Australian theatre company formed: "Nindethana" (founded by Jack Charles and Bob Maza). [72]
The Australian Aboriginal flag, designed by Harold Thomas. Together with the Torres Strait Islander flag, it was proclaimed a flag of Australia in 1995. Variations
Indigenous Voice campaigners were flying Aboriginal flags at half-staff across Australia on Sunday as a mark of their disappointment. ... The proposal and the process should have been designed to ...
The flag's design has evolved to become more inclusive of diverse disabilities. The amended flag now displays stripes to represent solidarity among the various sub-communities of disabled people.