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flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
s of different designs that have been used in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
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National flags
Other flags recognised under the Flags Act 1953
Sources:
Personal flags
Sovereign
Governor-General
State Governors
Prime Minister
Coronation Standards
Civil ensigns
Australian Defence Force
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Air Force
Australian Border Force
The department names of Australia's border protection service have slightly changed over time, they are as follows;
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Department of Trade and Customs (1 January 1901 – 1956)
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Department of Customs and Excise
The Department of Customs and Excise was an Australian government department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (adminis ...
(1956–1975)
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Department of Police and Customs (1975–1975)
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Department of Business and Consumer Affairs (1975–1982)
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Department of Industry and Commerce (1982–1984)
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Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
The Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and March 1993.
History
The Department was created by the Hawke Government in December 1984, a substantial ...
(1984–1985)
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Australian Customs Service (1985–2009)
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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service was an Australian federal government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border and facilitating the movement of legitimate international travelers and ...
(2009–2015)
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Australian Border Force
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is a federal law enforcement agency, part of the Department of Home Affairs, responsible for offshore and onshore border control enforcement, investigations, compliance and detention operations in Australia. Thr ...
(2015–present)
Federal and state police
Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
Emergency Services and Health Care flags
Sporting flags
Vexillology Association flags
States and territories
States
Historical
Internal territories
External territories
Historical
Proposed states
Cities and areas
Political flags
Religious flags
Ethnic groups flags
Indigenous
Immigrants
Historical flags
House flags of Australian freight companies
Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mar ...
s of Australia
Other flags/Microstate flags
File:Flag of Dominion of Westralia (secession movement).svg, Flag of the " Dominion of Westralia" as proposed in 1934
File:Flag of Bumbunga.svg, Province of Bumbunga
File:Hutt River Flag.svg, Principality of Hutt River
File:Bandera d'Atlantium.svg, Empire of Atlantium
File:Flag of Aeterna Lucina.svg, Aeterna Lucina
File:Flag of Murrawarri Republic.svg, Murrawarri Republic
File:Aboriginal flags at Sydney Airport in 2017.jpg, 28 First Nations flags as part of a public art installation at Sydney Airport
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport, or Sydney Airport; ; ) is an international airport in Sydney, Australia, located 8 km (5 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in the ...
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File:Erroneous flag of Australia (1888).svg, Erroneous flag of Australia (1888)
File:Erroneous flag of South Australia (1908).svg, Erroneous flag of South Australia (1908)
File:Erroneous flag of Victoria (1910).svg, Erroneous flag of Victoria (1910)
See also
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List of proposed Australian flags
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Flags of the governors of the Australian states
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List of Christmas Island Flags
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List of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flags
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List of Norfolk Island Flags
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Advance Australia Fair
"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It first replaced " God Save the Queen" as th ...
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Australian flag debate
The Australian flag debate is a periodic question over whether the Australian flag should be changed, particularly to remove the Union Jack from the canton, but also to possibly introduce a completely new design without the Southern Cross. A ...
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Flag of New Zealand
Notes
References
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
Flags