1954: The Flags Act 1953 becomes law, defining the official Australian flag. What’s now the Australian national flag was created soon after Federation in a competition run by the newly formed federal ...

and that he would appear only under the national flag of Australia. 'I'm very strongly of the belief that we are a country united under one flag, and if we're asking people to identify with ...

The first flag Toohey showed in the video is called ... The golden wattle is the national flower of Australia and it is designed with the classic green and gold colours that the nation's sporting ...

From Australia to New Caledonia, symbols of Indigenous sovereignty are proving divisive in both predictable and unpredictable ways ...

Addressing the country, he stood proudly beside three flags: the Australian national flag, the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag. It is a clear statement from Albanese on his ...

It was his entry in the national competition to design the Australian flag. The new federal government had set out guidelines for what the right flag should include, especially the Union Jack for ...

In January, following the high-profile “Free the Flag” campaign, Australia’s national government purchased the copyright in a deal worth more than 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million ...

Sketches of animals playing cricket were among the weird and wonderful entries in a national flag design competition, which was ultimately won by a Melbourne schoolboy. It was his entry in the ...