The flag had been at the center of a dispute, but the move allows anyone to reproduce its design without seeking permission or paying a fee. By Yan Zhuang MELBOURNE, Australia — When Laura ...

McLennan has been a particular target. In 2004 his artwork Fifty Six, which consisted of an Israeli flag overlaid with statistics outlining the plight of the Palestinian people since 1948, was ...

The Australian government has paid AU$20m (£10.5m) to purchase the copyright of the Aboriginal flag, resolving a dispute over its ownership. The purchase means that anyone can now use the flag in ...

The stunning about-face was announced by the federal funding agency Creative Australia as it released the findings of a ...

From Sydney to Perth to Wagga Wagga, many of Australia's cities have flags. But they're mostly unknown and unloved. Here's why.

A Russian flag was displayed during the first-round Australian Open match between Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia and Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine on Monday in Melbourne. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP ...

Russian-born Daria Kasatkina said she was emotional and excited to begin a fresh chapter in her career under the Australian flag at the ongoing Charleston Open after being granted permanent ...

‘Tony Abbott, my flag is a pure symbol of unity’, says Harold Thomas. Harold Thomas, the man who ­created the Aboriginal flag more than 50 years ago, says nothing will reduce its power to ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Flags from Russia and Belarus were banned from the site of the Australian Open on Tuesday after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators on the first day of ...

It was not until the Flag Act became law in 1954 that Australia’s blue ensign became the national flag. Prior to that, Australians were more familiar with the red ensign .

In other news, Bonhams’ Important Australian Art auction was held on April 4, with the top price going to John Peter Russell’s 1907 painting titled Rocks, Belle-Île. It hammered at $225,000 ...

Australian flag set on fire as protests kick off in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra. Protesters burned Australian flags as they called to “abolish the monarchy” hours after the Queen was ...