What does the Australian anthem mean?

Answer 1

Like many countries, Australia has a flag, a coat of arms, and a national anthem. Its official gemstone is the opal, while the red kangaroo and the emu are the national animal and bird, respectively.

Answer 2

The Australian National anthem, 'Advance Australia Fair', celebrates Australia's freedom, its youth as a settled country and its wealth of Natural Resources ande beauty. It celebrates Australians as a hard-working people who built the settlements up from nothing, into a place that is sought after as a destination for new migrants. Above all, it celebrates Australia as a progressive nation.

Answer 3

The Coat of Arms of Australia represents the government. It is used on official documents to

show the government's seal. These official documents can include: taxes, high school applications, passports, utility bills, etc.

The kangaroo and emu can't walk backwards, therefore represents Australia only going forwards.

The seven points on the commonwealth star represent the six states and has one point for the federal territories.

Answer 4

The Australian National Flag today has a blue background: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.

Australia gained its own flag soon after the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed on 1 January 1901. A design competition was held for a new national flag. Five almost identical entries were selected to share the 200 pound prize. The entries belonged to Ivor Evans, a fourteen-year-old schoolboy from Melbourne; Leslie John Hawkins, a teenager apprenticed to an optician from Sydney; Egbert John Nuttall, an architect from Melbourne; Annie Dorrington, an artist from Perth; and William Stevens, a ship's officer from Auckland, New Zealand.

On 3 September 1901, the new Australian flag flew for the first time from the top of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne. The flag was simplified, and approved by King Edward VII in 1902.

The Union Jack in the upper left corner (or canton) acknowledges Australia's origin as a British settlement.

The Southern Cross, positioned on the right hand side of the flag, is a constellation visible from all of Australia's states and territories, and which was vital to early ships' navigation.

In the bottom left hand corner is the Federation Star, also known as the Commonwealth Star, a seven pointed star which represents the union of the six colonies at federation. There is a seventh point to represent Australia's many territories (two mainland and seven offshore).

Answer 5

The most prominent feature on the flag of Australia is the Union Jack in the upper left corner (or canton). This acknowledges Australia's origin as a British settlement. It is against a blue background, which is the British blue ensign, and so also represents Australia's British heritage.

To the right if the Union Jack is the constellation of the Southern Cross. This constellation is visible from all of Australia's states and territories. A main feature for ships sailing the Southern Hemisphere centuries ago, the Southern Cross was vital to early ships' navigation.

In the bottom left hand corner is the Federation Star, also known as the Commonwealth Star. This is a seven pointed star which represents the union of the six colonies at federation. There is a seventh point which represents Australia's many territories (two mainland and seven offshore).

Answer 6

A British blue ensign with the Southern Cross constellation in white in the fly with a 7-pointed Confederation star below the Union.