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Dear sirs:
Hereby, I present you a proposal for the flag of Australia. It's a 3:2 flag. Next to the pole is the origin of Australia. Aboriginal sun over the red earth inhabited by the aboriginal people represented in black color. Next to the right, comes a yellow boomerang, the most iconic tool of Australia worldwide which also represents Australian dinamism. Yellow color represents Australian desert. Next to the right, in contrast against the desert, comes a narrower green band representing southeastern forestal territories. Green color also represents the wealth of the people and the abundance of resources in the country. The point of this band reaches exactly the middle of the width of the flag. All the right side of these V-shaped bands is in the same dark blue as current Australian flag which represents the surrounding oceans and the sky at night. Finally, the current southern cross constellation have 2 changes. All 5 stars are 8-pointed stars, each star point representing each one of the six states, plus the remaining territories, plus the aboriginal people, who culturally don't belong to any region, and also evokes stars in the eureka flag. The size of the 5 stars increases by 1 from a proportion of 5 to a proportion of 9, that is, the diameter of the larger star (9) almost doubles the diameter of the smaller star (5). These sizes evoke the different intensities of the stars in the real constellation.
P.D.: I have the svg file with the original design at your disposal.
Sincerely yours, Pedro Navarro.
Ausflag Design Committee Comments
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black and red for the indigenous people, blue and white for our European heritage, green and gold for our united and prosperous future.
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The gold boomerang represents the indigenous peoples of Australia and their heritage, pointing towards a bright future into the sky and stars,
as well as resembling the continent's golden coasts, which also shows the nations abilities to preserve the beauty of the land.
The blue field represents the fact that the nation is surrounded by water, the green interior is attached hoist side to suggest that the island has a solid foundation since it is also a continent.
The stars in the blue field represent the precious wildlife in the Great Barrier Reef as well as the many islands off the coast.
The green symbolizes the diverse and unique nature of the continent.
The Federation star is a part of the southern cross to show the nation's connections to its past as well as its independence.
The stars all have one edge pointing outward from each other indicating an expanding future, as well as the largest star on the green field suggesting the wealth the land has to offer.
The white stars and the lack of the color red is to show the peaceful intentions of the nation. The red color was part of past flags and the war associated with it is left to history.
The variety of colors indicates the diversity of people, nature, resources and accomplishments in the country.
The shades of green and gold are the national colors of Australia and the blue and white are the only things remaining from the previous flag.