The largest star on the Australian flag is known as the Commonwealth Star, or Federation Star. Its seven points represent the six states and numerous territories (mainland and off-shore) of Australia. The star represents the states coming together in Federation.
The Australian flag features the constellation known as the Southern Cross.
There is no old Australian flag. Australia's current flag still bears the same basic symbols it had when it was originally designed shortly after Federation.
If the Australia flag wasnt made the federation of the Australian will not no who they are where they are born and where u live
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 largest star on the Australian flag is known as the Federation or Commonwealth star. It has seven points, with six of the points representing the six states of Australia, and the seventh representing Australia's two mainland territories as well as its numerous external (offshore) territories.
1900, first flown on Federation 1901.
No. Sirius does not feature on the Australian flag. The large star known as the Commonwealth Star or Federation Star is so named because its seven points represent the six states and numerous territories (mainland and off-shore) of Australia. The star represents the states coming together in Federation.
The Australian flag did not change after Federation. Because Australia only became a nation with Federation, prior to this time there was no Australian flag. Each of the states, or colonies, had its own flag, but there was no Australian flag. After the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed on 1 January 1901, the Commonwealth government held a design competition for a new national flag. There were 32,000 entries in the competition, and most featured the Union Jack, the Southern Cross, or native animals. Five almost identical entries were selected to share the 200 pound prize. 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. Note : Australia did not become a Nation at Federation it became a single British Colony with six States . The Federal Parliament was classed as a ' Colonial Legislature ' and the National flag remained the Union Flag of the UK . The current flag we fly was an ' Ensign ' ( sub flag ) of the British Empire .
The star is known as the Commonwealth Star, or the Federation star.
No. The Australian flag features the British Union Jack in the upper left hand quadrant, but the remainder of the flag is taken up with the stars of the constellation Southern Cross, and the Commonwealth (or Federation) star on a British Royal Blue background.
The Federation Star is a seven pointed star on the Australian flag. Each point on the Federation star (also known as the Commonwealth star) represents each of the six Australian states. The seventh point represents all of Australia's territories, mainland and offshore.