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 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 ...

‘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'?

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 ...

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 .