The Commonwealth Star is the emblem of Australian Federation. Six points represent the states and the seventh all the federal territories which together constitute the nation, the Commonwealth of Australia.
On 1 January 1901, the Australian colonies united to become a nation and the colonies becoming Australia's 6 states. Through federation, the states transferred some of their law-making power to the Australian Parliament.
The Commonwealth Star, symbolising Australia's federal system of government, appears on the Australian National Flag below the Union Jack. This star has 7 points which symbolise the 6 Australian states, with the seventh point added in 1908 to recognise Australia's territories.
In 2022, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that companies subject to the legislation must ensure the Eureka Flag is not displayed at affected worksites.
The flag of Kosovo has a blue background, charged with a map of Kosovo and six stars. The stars are officially meant to symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Turks, Romani (often grouped with the Ashkali and Egyptians) and Gorani.
The Rainbow Flag emoji 🏳️🌈 portrays a rainbow flag, a flag with six stripes of the rainbow. This particular flag is used to represent the LGBTQ community and is used to express Pride in this community.
The flag of Irish socialism is neither offensive nor illegal. We are proud of the Starry Plough and we will not be intimidated from carrying it on marches or demonstrations and neither should anyone else who considers themselves Republican or Socialist.
After three years of infringement notices to sporting organisations and non-for-profit groups who used the aboriginal flag in designs, the Federal Government have paid $20.5 million dollars for the copyright.
The flag may only be flown at night when illuminated. Two flags should not be flown from the same flagpole. The flag should not be flown upside down, not even as a signal distress.
The oldest continuously used national flag is that of Denmark. The current design of a white Scandinavian cross on a red background was adopted in 1625 and its square shape in 1748. In Denmark it is known as the “Dannebrog" or "Danish cloth”.
New Zealand's current flag was officially adopted in 1902, making it about a year younger than the Australian flag. Dave Parker nope. NZ flag in use from 1869 gazetted in 1902, Aus flag gazetted in 1903 in use since 1901 after winning a design competition. Updated the big star in the '50s and made "official".
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.
Australia's richest state, Western Australia, presented its 2025-26 State Budget today. And, as has been the case for much of the past 15 or more years, it shows a very different picture from the budgets of what Western Australians refer to as the 'Eastern States'.
The Australian accent is unique in that long vowels are also accompanied by shortened words. “Straya” is just a quick way to say “Australia.” Rather than saying all 4 syllables, many Australians shorten it to 2 syllables and get rid of the “L” sound entirely!
Introduction. The island country of Australia is made up of six states and two mainland territories. The smallest state, Tasmania, is an island off the southeastern coast of Australia.
Chewing open-mouthed (including chewing gum), slurping loudly, burping and talking with a full mouth are considered very rude. If you do any of these things accidentally, say "pardon me" or "excuse me." It is considered bad manners to pick one's teeth with the fingers or a toothpick in public.
A memo from the Prime Minister's Department dated 6 March 1939 states that: "the Red Ensign is the flag to be flown by the public generally" and the federal government policy was "The flying of the Commonwealth Blue Ensign is reserved for Commonwealth Government use but there is no reservation in the case of the ...
Key points: The Eureka flag is considered a union symbol under the federal building code. Companies that tender for federally funded construction projects cannot allow the flag to be flown on work sites.
Gwoya Tjungurrayi is a figure whose legacy reaches far beyond his life in the Australian Outback. Born around 1895 in the Tanami Desert, Tjungurrayi was a Warlpiri-Anmatyerre man who became an enduring symbol of Indigenous Australian culture, most notably immortalised on the Australian $2 coin.
Others enlisted for the same reasons as non-indigenous Australians such as to see the world while receiving good pay (the pay was the same for Indigenous and non-indigenous soldiers).
Assigned to individual police officers who received a small allowance for the provision of their rations, Trackers were not adequately paid for their skills or time. Instead, they were paid in the form of food, clothing, tobacco and sometimes a small amount of 'pocket money'.
Furthermore, external flags are considered safe to attach to your vehicle so long as: The flag is securely attached (not flapping loose or able to detach) The pole is short and does not stick out dangerously. It does not obscure number plates, windows, or mirrors.
Several splinter groups have been formed as a result of splits within the IRA, including the Continuity IRA, which is still active in the dissident Irish republican campaign, and the Real IRA.
The color symbolism of the old flag is as follows: The color green symbolizes African hopes and aspiration to unity. The color gold stands for African wealth and bright future. The color white represents the purity of Africa's desire to have genuine friends throughout the world.