Devices
The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols: the Union Jack, Southern Cross, and See more

Guidelines for flying the flag are laid out in the pamphlet "Australian Flags", which is infrequently published by the Australian Government. The guidelines say that the Australian National Flag is allowed to be flown on every day of the year, and that it "should be treated … See more

The Union Jack, as the flag of the British Empire, was first used on Australian soil on 29 April 1770 when Lieutenant James Cook landed at Botany Bay. Following the arrival of the See more

• Civil Air Ensign (adopted 1935, modified 1948)
• Flag of the Governor-General of Australia (adopted 1936)
• Royal Australian … See more

• Constituent parts of the flag of Australia
• Flags forming the flag of the United Kingdom
• Southern Cross See more

Centenary flag of state
On the centenary of the first flying of the flag, 3 September 2001, the Australian National Flag … See more

There are two lobby groups involved in the flag debate: Ausflag (established 1981), which supports changing the flag, and the Australian National Flag Association (ANFA) (established 1983), which wants to keep the existing flag. The primary arguments for … See more