Australian flags, drained of colour can be seen fluttering from vehicles weeks after Australia Day celebrations. This national icon which over the years has spawned so much controversy, is often ...

September 3rd is Australia’s Flag Day – learn about the history of Australia’s flag and the ongoing debate over whether it’s time for a new national symbol.

Flag is our greatest Australian divide. FOUR in 10 Australians think the flag needs to be reclaimed as a symbol of unity and experts think yobbos and racists have tarnished it.

1999 proposal of ‘Advance Australia’ national flag. Author. ... The kangaroo is a quintessential Australian icon (and one of the few animals that physically cannot move backwards).

As part of the national holiday celebrations, the largest Australian flag will be hoisted up at the Sydney mosque, measuring an epic 16m x 8m and surpassing the flag currently flying at Parliament ...

Australia’s national day, held on January 26 every year, ... “People wear flags or paint them on their faces in a way which was probably less common 20 or 30-years ago,” he said.

Australia’s government has purchased the copyright to the Aboriginal flag from artist Harold Thomas, making it publicly available and ending a longstanding battle over the design.

Australian hip hop artist 360 provoked a fierce debate when he said he associated his country's national flag with ... Has Australia's flag been co-opted by racists? Published. 21 October 2014.