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  2. Australian Aboriginal flag - Wikipedia

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    A number of Aboriginal flags at an Invasion Day Protest in Melbourne, 2019. The Aboriginal flag is often included in various proposed designs to replace the current Australian Flag. One proposal has been to substitute the Union Flag, located in the canton of the Australian Flag, with the Aboriginal flag. Harold Thomas said of this idea: "I ...

  3. Torres Strait Islander flag - Wikipedia

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    The Torres Strait Islander flag is the official flag of the Torres Strait Islanders, an Indigenous people of Australia. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council. It was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992.

  4. Flags Act 1953 - Wikipedia

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    A memo from the Prime Minister of Australia's Department dated 6 March 1939 stated: "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 Commonwealth Merchant ...

  5. National symbols of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag Australian Aboriginal flag: Australian Aboriginal Flag: 14 July 1995 [3] [4] Indigenous flag Torres Strait Islander flag: 14 July 1995 [5] National anthem: Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" 19 April 1984 [6] Royal anthem: God ...

  6. Aboriginal Australians - Wikipedia

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    Most Aboriginal people today speak English and live in cities. Some may use Aboriginal phrases and words in Australian Aboriginal English (which also has a tangible influence of Aboriginal languages in the phonology and grammatical structure). Many but not all also speak the various traditional languages of their clans and peoples.

  7. History of Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas, an Aboriginal artist who is descended from the Luritja people of Central Australia. In 1972, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the steps of Old Parliament House in Canberra , the Australian capital, to demand sovereignty for the Aboriginal Australian peoples. [ 240 ]

  8. 22 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags and the Meanings Behind Them - AOL

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    For Pride month 2023, learn the significance of different LGBTQ flags, including the Gilbert Baker Pride Flag, Traditional Pride Flag, and Progress Pride Flag.

  9. Black swan emblems and popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The name Connewarre is the local aboriginal name for the black swan, which was found in large numbers on the lake. [41] There are also instances of such names being newly applied today; for example, Hydro Tasmania has adopted Aboriginal names for some parts of its hydro-electric developments, such as Catagunya, meaning black swan. [42]