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Run up a pole, draped over shoulders, printed on thongs: on Australia Day the flag is displayed in a variety of ways, but what are the official rules?
We look at the history of Australia’s flag and the ongoing debate over whether it’s time for a new national symbol.
A ball girl who had been carrying a flag appeared to collapse during the opening ceremony of the Australian Open on Sunday morning. The incident had been caught on camera during an interview, with ...
Ausflag unveil ‘passionately pro-Australian flag’ A PROPOSED new Australian flag has been revealed, but the new design has already copped a lot of backlash.
As Johnny Cash once sang, Americans can be “mighty proud of that ragged old flag.” An Australian TikToker traveling the US felt the wrath of American patriotism after posting a video ...
NEW Zealand’s acting Prime Minister has added fuel to a trans-Tasman war of words by claiming Australia copied the Kiwi flag and should get a new one.
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 ...
Sky News host Rita Panahi discusses the “shocking” flyers sent out for kindergarten schools which omitted the Australian flag while including others. “The Mornington Peninsula, the shire ...
Slamming Greens over furore, Tony Abbott says Australian flag is ‘for all of us’ Former prime minister Tony ­Abbott has called for a rethink of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags ...
Australia’s government has purchased the copyright to the Aboriginal flag from artist Harold Thomas, making it publicly available and ending a longstanding battle over the design.