Made by the Luritja artist Harold Thomas in 1971, the rights to the flag design are currently held by Ben Wooster, a former art dealer previously fined AU$2.3m for selling fake Aboriginal works of art ...

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 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 ...

Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival has a reputation for provocative artworks An Australian festival has apologised for commissioning an artwork that would have seen the UK flag soaked in indigenous ...

‘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 ...

Few, if any, of Australia's city flags tick all of these boxes. "[But] city flags, like all flags, are a form of art and art is always subjective," Dr Jones says. The 'good'?

Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival has a reputation for provocative artworks An Australian festival has apologised for commissioning an artwork that would have seen the UK flag soaked in indigenous ...