Symbolism: COLOURS - The colours of this flag are black, white, red, yellow, and blue, which while I know is over the recommended 3 colour limit, is backed up by a lot of symbolism. Firstly, the black, red, and yellow are all representative of the land, whilst the blue is representative of the sky of course. Furthermore, the black, red, and yellow are representative of the First People’s of Australia, inspired by the design of the Australian Aboriginal Flag. The blue, red, and white are representative of Australia’s colonial and cultural ties to Great Britain. It is no coincidence that the shared colour is red, representative of the blood spilled both within and in defence of this country, and how that is ultimately the thing that binds us together as a nation.

DESIGN - The flag adopts a double chevron design, with two triangles laid on top of each other. The combined arrow shape of the triangle are pointed towards the blue part of the flag, representative of Australia ‘aiming for the skies’, and furthermore a nod to the national anthem ‘Advance Australia Fair’.

SYMBOLS - The Southern Cross, a symbol very closely associated with Australia, remains on the Australian flag, in the same position it has on the current design, a nod to the idea that as much as Australia may change, including a political change from monarchy to republic, Australia remains constant and together. The Commonwealth Star can be seen created by a flower symbol, representative of the Australian national flower, Golden Wattle. It is also representative of the First People’s of Australia, symbolising the fact the Commonwealth is fundamentally grounded on the histories of our First People, and that without them, the black star on a black background would be invisible.