List of proposed Australian flags

This is a list comprising flags proposed as alternatives to the current flag of Australia, which have received media coverage.

National flags

Flag	Date	Name	Designer	Description	Notes/References
	1854	Eureka Flag	"Lieutenant" Ross[1]	The battle flag of the Eureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellation Crux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field.	[2][3][4]
	1900	Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Blue)	Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne	The six red stripes represent the six Australian states.	Won Melbourne Evening Herald contest in 1900.[5]
	1979	All Australian Flag	Athol Kelly[6]	An Australian Pale of green (charged with the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star) and gold (charged with a green kangaroo facing the fly).
	1982		Ralph Kelly	A blue field with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross separated by a yellow boomerang.	A weekly finalist in the Daily Telegraph flag design competition[6]
	1983	Fair Dinkum Flag	John Williamson		[6]
	1984	Southern Cross Flag	Tony Burton	The Southern Cross slanted to the left on a dark blue field with a white stripe above a thicker red stripe at the bottom.	[6]
	1986	Down Under flag	Friedensreich Hundertwasser	Uluru positioned to show "Australia holding the earth from down under".	[6]
	1986		Wayne Stokes	A blue field with the Southern Cross in the canton and a thin white stripe above a thicker red stripe at the bottom.	Winner of the Ausflag 1988 public flag design competition.[6]
	1987		Lunn-Dyer and Associates	A green kangaroo overlaying an orange sun on a white field.	[6]
	1992		Charles and Ralph Bartlett	Southern Cross with national colours.	[6]
	1992		John Bartholomew	A stylised golden kangaroo on a green field with the Southern Cross in the canton.	Winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition[6]
	1993		David Couzens	A vertical tricolour of black, gold and green with the Southern Cross in the black band.	Joint winning design in A Current Affair's flag competition[6]
	1993		Mark Tucker		Winning entry of Ausflag 1993 national flag competition[6]
	1993		George Poulos	The rising sun of the ANZACs is the primary icon of Australia.	[6]
	1994		Harold Scruby	A black kangaroo overlaying a golden sun on a red field (incorporates the Aboriginal colours).	[6]
	1994		Ken Done	A golden Southern Cross on a blue field.	[6]
	1995	Reconciliation Flag	Brendan Jones	A black and red background separated by a gold boomerang, the Aboriginal colours, combined with the Southern Cross and blue background from the current flag, and a seven pointed star in the canton.	[7]
	1995	True Blue Flag	John Williamson[8]	A vertical bicolour of blue (charged with the Southern Cross) and brown (charged with a leaping kangaroo facing west).	[6]
	1997		Various	The Australian flag with the Aboriginal flag in place of the Union Jack.	Use by Sam Neil in the film Event Horizon[9]
	1997	All Australian Flag	Yahoo Serious	A large gold kangaroo standing on a thin white stripe on top of a thicker red stripe and facing the Southern Cross in the canton on a blue field.	[6]
	1997	Reconciliation Flag	Russell Kennedy)	A red and black flag divided to the left of centre by the shape of a kangaroo facing west and a gold Southern Cross in the fly.	[6]
	1998	Sunburnt Flag	Stephen Berry[10]	A golden Sun rising behind a red bar (representing the earth/blood) in a dark blue sky with the Southern Cross in the canton.	[6]
	1998		Ash Nallawalla[11]	A design based on the Canadian flag that scales well and is amenable to use on medals, roundels and other objects.
	1999		Peter Markwickl	A gold kangaroo on a green field with the Commonwealth Star in the canton, the Southern Cross in the fly and a gold band at the bottom.	[6]
	2000	Franck Gentil	A blue field with the Southern Cross in the fly and a large gold Commonwealth star in the canton.	Winning entry of the AusFlag 2000 flag design competition.[6]
	2000		George Margaritis	A gold kangaroo on a blue and red field with a large Commonwealth Star in the fly.	Second prize in AusFlag 2000 competition.[6]
	2004	FlagOz Southern Cross and Boomerang	Fred Rieben	The Boomerang is a uniquely Australian tool, weapon and musical instrument representing technology, science and art. The Southern Cross is the constellation of our nation. It is the states, the constitution, our democracy and our dreams. Our colours are green and gold. Green is the environment – plants and animals, the air, the water, the land. Gold is the economy – industry, commerce, mining and agriculture. Southern Cross and Boomerang is a harmony with green and gold.	[6]
	2004	Seven Golden Stars in Green & Gold	Robert Vose	Seven Golden Stars includes the stars from the Southern Cross, the Commonwealth Star and the Sun from the Aboriginal flag. The flag has a 9:14 ratio and the stars are arranged symmetrically.	[12]
	2006	All Australian Flag	Edward R. Cattoni	Ocean blue over yellow/golden sand with green forests/grasslands. Federation Star in the canton and the Southern Cross in the fly.	[13]
	2009		Wendy Davies	A leaping green kangaroo on a yellow field. Symbolises the legends and totemic beliefs of Aboriginal Australians and the spirit of the nation.	[6]
	2010		Dean Thomas	A purple Commonwealth Star on a black and red bi-band.	[6]
	2011		Russell Kennedy		[6]
	2012	Australia Blue	Michael Iacuone	The stripes express width of the continent. Red represents the land and blue the rivers.	[6]
	2012		Ralph Kelly	An update of a 1982 design (see above) – removing the Commonwealth Star as irrelevant and creating a "green and gold" element.	[6]
	2012	Seven Golden Stars in Blue & Gold	Robert Vose[14]	Seven Golden Stars includes the stars from the Southern Cross, the Commonwealth Star and the Sun from the Aboriginal flag. This version of the flag uses the main design with a blue background.
	2013		Dr John C. Blaxland	Many many dots on a big star with a red boomerang separating the Indigenous and European populations that have influenced the country.	[15][16]
	2014	Southern Horizon	Brett Moxey	The familiar Australian Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross above the Australian National colours of Green and Gold in waves to represent the Australian landscape, from the beach to the dunes of the outback.	[17][18][19]
	2014	Southern Field		Inspired by the Southern Horizon Flag (see above), the Southern Field combines the Southern Cross and Federation Star from the current Australian National Flag, and adds the national colours green and gold in the more traditional style of parallel bands.
	2015		E. R. Cattoni[20]	Retains the Australian Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross on a blue background, separated by a yellow, green and white stylised boomerang. The yellow and green represent green and gold of the National colours of Australia.
	2015	Golden Commonwealth[21]		In the canton of the flag there is the Commonwealth Star rendered gold as it is upon the Coat of Arms of Australia. On the right hand side is the Australian version of the Southern Cross. Both are upon a green background which combines the National colours of Australia green and gold together.
	2015	The Golden Wattle[22]		The flag design features a stylised Golden Wattle blossom centred on a green background. The Golden Wattle is one of Australia's most enduring symbols: It has been a part of Aboriginal culture for thousands of years, it's the inspiration behind the national colours of Australia - green and gold, and is the official floral emblem of Australia. The wattle emblem is made up of smaller spherical flowers. Each flower is arranged in a circle to create the Commonwealth Star in the centre.	[23]
	2016	Natural Colours of our Country Flag	Julius Sky[24]	The black and red layers are inspired by the Australian Aboriginal flag (representing the earth and the night sky respectively as well as the Aboriginal peoples and their connection to the land). The blue layer represents the seas and waterways as well as Australia's history as part of the Commonwealth and the current Australian Flag. The yellow country represents the sun, sandy shores and wheat farms. The green represents the bush and trees. Together the green and gold produce the Golden Wattle and the National colours of Australia.
	2016	Unity Flag[25]		The Unity Flag takes the Australian Federation star, with a golden chevron, or boomerang on a blue field. The flag is designed to represent the rich history of Australia, and unite Australia under a symbol of inclusivity and diversity. The eight pointed extends the current flag, adding a first point for Australia's first peoples and reflecting the Eureka and Federation flags. The golden boomerang incorporates the national sporting gold into the design while retaining the blue and white of Australia's current flag.
	2016	Golden Banner		National colours with the sun representing Aboriginal Australians and 16 seven pointed stars representing each state and territory.

Sporting flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2013	Proposed Australian sporting flag (from Ausflag)[26]	The Southern Cross on a blue field with two vertical bands (green and gold) on the left edge.

See also

• Australian flag debate
• List of Australian flags
• List of proposed New Zealand flags

References

1. https://www.ausflag.com.au/eureka.asp
2. "Sporting the flag that really matters, a Eureka moment". The Age. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. Onken, Annika (2009). Issues in Australian Studies: National Identity. GRIN Verlag. p. 4. ISBN 3640474287.
4. "Is it time to change the Aussie flag?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
5. "The Herald Federal Flag (1900)". ANFA. Australian National Flag Association. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "A New Flag for Australia?". Flags Australia. Flag Society of Australia. 2020.
7. "Reconciliation Flag". Ausflag.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
8. "True Blue Flag". Retrieved 30 August 2020.
9. "Flag Waived." AusFlag: Article from The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 1997. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
10. "Inspiration". The Sunburnt Flag. Stephen Berry. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
11. "A New Design for a Future Australian Flag". crm911. Ashok Nallawalla. 1998.
12. "Design Number 200415541". IP Australia.
13. "New Australian Flag... Version 4". Edward R. Cattoni.
14. "Design Number 200415426 for the generic design". IP Australia.
15. Pearlman, Jonathan (27 January 2013). "New flag proposed for Australia". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK.
16. "Is it time to change the Aussie flag?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
17. "Is it time to change the Aussie flag?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
18. "Design Number 201410388". IP Australia. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
19. "Southern Horizon Flag". Facebook. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
20. "New Australian Flag with Boomerang". Edward R. Cattoni.
21. "Golden Commonwealth". Facebook. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
22. "The Golden Wattle flag". goldenwattleflag.com.
23. "Is it time to change the Aussie flag?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
24. "New Australian Flag? (For a Reconciled Republic)". Medium. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
25. "A New Flag For Australia". The Unity Flag.
26. "Ausflag unveils new Aussie flag to be used at sporting events". news.com.au. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.