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== == Yes, the stars represent that constellation, also known as Crux.
The four stars on the New Zealand flag represent the Southern Cross constellation, Crux.
We have an Australian flag to represent the country, like every other sovereign nation.
There are six stars on the Australian flag. The big star is the Commonwealth Star which has seven points, one for each state and one for the territories. The other five stars form the Southern Cross constellation which is visible from anywhere in Australia.
The stars on the New Zealand flag represent the constellation Crux, the Southern Cross, as it is seen from New Zealand.
The Australian flag was made to represent the country of Australia.
The commonwealth star
It is for our seven states.
On the original Australian flag, the stars of the Southern Cross were as follows starting at the bottom and moving clockwise - Alpha Crux at the bottom had 9 points, Beta Crux had 8 points, Gamma Crux had 7 points, Delta Crux had 6 points and Epsilon Crux (the smallest star) had 5 points. The reason being that the different number of points reflected the relative brightness of each star to the naked eye. The change to 7 points for the larger stars some years later was for economic reasons during the manufacture of the flag. Epsilon Crux being physically smaller than the other four stars, remained at 5 points.
The Australian flag has a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, or Crux, on the right hand side. The star in the upper right corner is called Gacrux.
The five smaller stars represent the constellation of the Southern Cross.
The White, Red and Blue varients of the Australian Flag represent the following:White - Royal Australian NavyBlue - Royal Australian Air ForceRed - Private/Commercial Ships