However Blaxland includes a seven pointed Commonwealth Star filled in with dots ... of the Union Jack, keeping Australia's colonial history within the flag. The next flag, titled 'Down Under ...

which features an indigenous-style Commonwealth Star and incorporates the colours of the Aboriginal flag, came in second. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with newly sworn Australian citizens at an ...

Unsworth will pass the Commonwealth Games Federation flag to Australia Credit ... and the best 24 hours of my life." The hockey star will help lead Team England out at the Alexander Stadium ...

A majority of 61 per cent said they wanted to keep our current flag, featuring the Union Jack, Southern Cross, and ...

was handed the Commonwealth Games flag. The closing ceremony came just hours after Australia’s Kookaburras thumped India 7-0 to win hockey gold, the final medal handed out at the Games.

The two Greens MPs’ views are anathema to Australians who love the flag for its representation of the nation’s heritage and for its Southern Cross and Commonwealth Star. Degrading a highly ...