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Advance Australia Flag
This flag represents a combination of colours and symbols with strong association with Australia. The flag has a blue field, matching the shade of blue from the Australian National Flag.
The diagonal stripes, ascending from left to right, represent progress and advancement. Their colours- green and gold-are symbolic of Australia's landscape, prosperity and purity and the number of lines being three, represents Australia's past, present and future. The orientation of the stripes (diagonal from lower left to upper right) conveys the concept of "'Advance Australia Fair"'.
On the right side of the flag, the Southern Cross constellation is consistent with it's appearance on the Australian National Flag and represents our country's location in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Federation Star on the upper hoist-side, a large white seven pointed star, represents Australia's states and territories, a traditional element from the Australian National Flag.
The arrangement and symbolism align with common Australian themes: progress, unity and connection to the natural and cultural heritage. The design is in keeping with vexillology principles and the dimension is 2:3 in order to create more vertical space for the southern cross element (compared to how it looks in 1:2 ratio).
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This flag tells Australia's story in multiple ways.
Our land in colours - the sea, beaches, forests, red center, and open night sky with the glorious Southern Cross.
Our history in layers like coloured sands - discovery by sea; the gold rush; exploration, settlement & farming of our fertile lands; mining & fiery political debate; indigenous recognition & reconciliation.
Our people - the five colours of the Olympic rings to reflect our multiculturalism and our sporting achievements.
Our nation's colours - indigenous (black) and our English heritage (red [white“ blue), with our sporting colours of green and gold draped over the [hidden“ white strip, reflecting our evolution beyond our mother land.
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The Southern Stars (Southern Cross) are 'Upfront and Centre' in a quest for simplicity.
Wear and tear in flight mode should not adversely affect the device.
Each star is in the correct astronomical position relative to one another, and relative sizes and brightness.
The natural stance in the sky is maintained in lieu of vertically planted, leaving open First Nations interpretations.
Each star has been 'sharpened' to appear to 'sparkle' in the night sky, the intention being they are less likely to have a European only interpretation.
When used in 'press conference mode' the large 8-point star would have an important visual presence. It is designed to replace all three increasingly used flags to represent the Nation, as one enduring and durable flag.