It means that Australia was once a member of the British Empire.
The Union Jack of United Kingdom's flag is included on the upper left quadrant of the Australian flag.
The Australian flag does not have any stripes. The Union Jack in the upper left corner (or canton), which has diagonal lines but not stripes, acknowledges Australia's origin as a British settlement.
The union jack on the Australian Flag is from the first white people to settle on our land, the British. The British flag is JUST the union jack, so, to celebrate the people who first settled in Australia, we have their flag in part of OUR flag. Hope that helps :)
It is representing the Scotland flag on the Union Jack.
The Australian flag has the union flag in the top left because Australia used to be part of the British empire. There are actually many flags with the union flag in the top left. Any place that was part of the British empire when it developed its flag will have the union flag in the top left.
The top left hand corner is the location of the union jack
If you refer to the Blue, Red and White design on the upper left of the Australian flag, it is the Union Jack indicating Australia's heritage.
The red on the Australian flag means the sun on the neverending British Empire.
The red on the Australian flag means the sun on the neverending British Empire.
The Australian flag is not multicultural. It represents Australia's British heritage in the use of the Union Jack, and it features the Southern Criss and the Federation Star.
The red colour in the upper left corner of the Australian flag is the Union Jack, this denotes Australia's historical links with Britain.
Because Australia was founded by British.