The circle was cut from black fabric used to make the first Aboriginal flag in the early 1970s, stitched at the South Australian Museum, where designer Harold Thomas was working. In place of the ...

“We were just marching with placards; ‘Black Rights ... Aboriginal heritage or background, that’s good enough – you’re Aboriginal.” “That’s what the flag is about; it’s ...

SHIRLEEN MCLAUGHLIN: Look I've come up to put the flag because ... these protests and represent all Aboriginal people. The colours are really important; the black represents the Aboriginal people ...

Officially recognized since 1995, the red, black and yellow flag has become an emblem for Aboriginal Australians and is often seen flying from government buildings. But its use was long ...

which was bright yellow with the flag and the slogan “Black, Deadly and Ready for School”. Throughout primary school and high school, it was usually only Aboriginal people who had items with ...