Australian flag design.

Actualy Baz
the flag flown at eureka stockaid did not unite us, it was a flag of devision & was flown by largely itinerant miners from irish back gruond rebelling against british rule.
the flag we have now is the first flag that we have flown as a representation of our nation hood, even then we did not fight under it as a nation till the second world war.
during the first world war we fought under the union jack as empire troups.

long live the flag of our nation may it only be changed by demacratic means , for any flag that replaces it agianst the will of the people will fly from a blood soaked pole.

I think you'll find it wasn't until Vietnam, the current design was introduced in 1953 though a competition. And eureka uprising was about unfair taxes on all miners in Vic.

bruce.h (WA)

I think that you will find that we fought under the Australian Ensign in WWII.
Not the Australian Flag.

cheers Aston

There is nothing wrong with preserving a little history, the problem is once you start making changes and omitting history, everyone wants a piece of the action, before you know it you will have all minority groups rewriting the history books. Lets just leave it alone.. Michael

Totally agree.
The current flag has a lot of tradition and every year we pay our respects to those who served this country under the flag.
I don't give 2 hoots for what's supposedly in the corner. It's our flag.

I would be opposed to any change. I just can't see why anyone would want too. It is our heritage. England colonised this country so why not include them in our flag. The star constellation shows our location in the Southern Hemisphere. The Commonwealth Star represents our States and Territories.

Sure this flag was designed in a competition but that competition was held because we finally become our own country instead of a British Colony. Sure if we change from a Monarchy to a Republic then that is another step and perhaps another flag. However I just couldn't help but feel if we did we would just be losing part of our heritage.

Australian Flag

I too think that our flag should not be changed.

Utemad , I agree that the colonisation of Australia by ENgland deserves the recognition.

Many people died fighting for Australia and the Commonwealth and for that reason alone I think it should be retained.

There is no point changing our identity or flag because we aren't part of England anymore.

Hardly a relevant National Anthem when the greater majority attend a Church twice in their life, wedding day and burial day. Mind you, I spose in many cases they both occur on the same day.

Just my 20 cents worth.

Dave