Tag: NAIDOC

Melbourne and Sydney to Fly Aboriginal Flag Permanently Atop Iconic Bridges

July 4, 2022
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Australia’s Victorian state government will fly the Aboriginal flag permanently atop Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge to recognise its importance as a symbol of unity, identity, and resilience for Aboriginal people in Victoria. This comes less than a month after the New South Wales Government announced the iconic flag would be flying atop Sydney Harbour Bridge…

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Australian Aboriginal Flag Now Available for Public Use

January 24, 2022
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The iconic Aboriginal Flag has been made freely available for public use after negotiations between the Australian Government and artist Harold Thomas. On Tuesday, in a media release, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that copyright for the Aboriginal Flag had been transferred to the Commonwealth. “We’ve freed the Aboriginal Flag for Australians,” the Prime Minister said….

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