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Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting ...

Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?

Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by lifeguards or Surf ...
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In A Major First, Indigenous Flags Fly At Women's World Cup In Australia And New Zealand

From left, the Australian flag, Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag hang inside Sydney's Accor Stadium ahead of the first FIFA World Cup game in Australia. For the first time, Indigenous ...
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Are red-and-yellow beach flags still fit for purpose?

Australia’s iconic red and yellow beach flags may be confusing international visitors and contributing to rising drowning ...
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‘It belongs to everyone’: Australian government buys rights to Aboriginal flag for $14 million

Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million ...
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Soccer-Australia, NZ cleared to fly Indigenous flags at Women's World Cup

Workers raise the flag of the Torres Strait Islands next to an Australian Aboriginal flag, the Queensland state flag and the Australian national flag on a stand above the Commonwealth Games ...
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Women’s World Cup: FIFA Allows Indigenous Flags To Fly

FILE - Australia players pose for a group photo with the Aboriginal flag prior to women's soccer match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo. FIFA President Gianni ...
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Bold push for new Australian flag without the Union Jack

Hundreds of Australians are advocating for a new national flag that would unite us all under one banner, after Peter Dutton declared he would not stand in front of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
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Does Australia Need a New Flag? The Case for the Golden Wattle

Australia has a compelling story to tell as an independent and incredibly successful country. Yet its current flag doesn’t reflect this. The two days sit in contrast to each other. One is uniquely ...
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Aussie council defies woke backlash - offering FREE flags for Australia Day: 'Why is flying our flag controversial?'

A local Council in the Hunter Valley is offering free flags ahead of Australia Day despite declining numbers of public holiday celebrations. Maitland's Mayor Philip Penfold announced last week that ...
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First Nations flags to fly at Women’s World Cup venues in Australia and New Zealand

SYDNEYSYDNEY — First Nations flags will be flown at Women’s World Cup stadiums in Australia and New Zealand after soccer’s international governing body agreed to make exceptions to the usually ...