The current Australian flag was design in 1900 for a British overseas possession and for that purpose it was perfectly valid . But today Australia is a completely separate country in its own right ( see Australia Acts 1986 ) . The flag should indicate our current status - not what we once were .
Prior to the Australian flag, all the colonies of Australia observed the Brirish flag.
The colors on the Australian flag are red, blue and white.
No flag has to be displayed along another flag. That doesn't make sense at all.I'm not sure if you're complaining like "Does the Aboriginal Flag have to be displayed along with Australian Flag?" or "Does the Aboriginal Flag have to be displayed along with Australian Flag?" but no.
The Australian flag does not have a nickname.
The stars of the Southern Cross were included on the Australian Federal flag when it was devised in 1901 . It was widely used on colonial flags prior to 1901 . The first use of it was on a colonial flag in 1823 .
The Union Jack of United Kingdom's flag is included on the upper left quadrant of the Australian flag.
I'm sure its the Australian flag
The role of the Australian flag in war is used in the same way that any country would use it. Countries in war like to display their flag to show which side is fighting, and also as a sign of pride.
They sailed under the English flag however they were presented with the Australian flag as the ship left by the prime minister, This flag was red as opposed to blue as the flag is today. The flag question was not settled until after WW2
We have an Australian flag to represent the country, like every other sovereign nation.
Australian Flag Society was created on 2001-07-04.