| Flags of
Australia
A simple thing like shaking hands is a symbol of goodwill and openness.
We show courtesy in our speech and manners to avoid offence to another
person and to show that we want to include them.
Our national flag should be a symbol of our national ideals and
of the people we want to be. We regard ourselves as independent,
individual and inclusive - but our existing flag, our national symbol,
says none of this. Instead, it symbolises a narrow slice of our
history including a significant period when the rights of some Australia's
were overlooked.
We are a country that prides itself on diversity and tolerance,
yet some of us cling to a flag that represents a monoculture and
intolerance. We are a country that has debated important national
issues such as justice, rights and identity, yet the current flag
symbolises quite the opposite - complacency, dependency and subordination.
In developing our cultural identity citizens of this great land
have fought, died and triumphed under seven different flags, demonstrating
our need to establish a Flag of our own that all sectors of our
society can support.
As a contribution the Ballallaba Action Group in association with
Ausflag have developed a brief history of the flags of Australia.
For further information Ballallaba recommends that take a journey
through the Ausflag site (see links).
Discovery Pathways - Page LINKS
Australian Flags through time
Australian Flags of Government
AUSLFAG…a Flag of our own
Editorial Quote
Ballallaba simply asks…When are we going to a have a flag
of our own that unites all of our cultures and identifies us as
an independent member within the
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