At school, work, council offices or sporting events, you might see a red, black and yellow flag flying beside the Australian national flag. This is the Aboriginal flag, representing the Aboriginal people of Australia and their connection to land, community and stories.
Key Points
- The Aboriginal flag is one of Australia’s three official national flags.
- The Aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 as a land rights protest flag, becoming an official ‘Flag of Australia’ in 1995.
- Its black, red and yellow design symbolises Aboriginal people, Country and the sun.
- The flag has grown from protest symbol to everyday marker of pride, welcome and belonging, and is now freely usable after the “Free the Flag” campaign.
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