" What Sayeth The People ??? "

[polly.the.cat]

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This Weeks Question:    Is it about Time to Change or Replace Our Australian Flag ?

Editor's Thought:   Whilst Australia is still a Member of The Commonwealth Heads of Government, their are other CHOG Members that DO NOT have the Union Jack displayed on their Country Flag, e.g. Canada, PNG, Cyprus, Zambia, etc, etc. to name a few.

Fifty-three countries are members of the Commonwealth. Our countries span Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific and are diverse – they are amongst the world’s largest, smallest, richest and poorest countries. Thirty-one of our members are classified as small states – countries with a population size of 1.5 million people or less and larger member states that share similar characteristics with them.

All members subscribe to the Commonwealth’s values and principles outlined in The Commonwealth Charter.

- See more at: http://thecommonwealth.org/member-countries#sthash.LrhxvIAy.dpuf

So is it time for us to move with the times, and look at redesigning our National **bleep**, into something more " Aussie " ?

" What Sayeth The People ? "

[gleee58]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@pct001wine wrote:

Any new flag must incorporate and recognise the traditional owners of this land.  To not do so would be unforgivable (in my opinion of course).  Might as well keep that existing symbol of division in the top left corner then.

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Exactly.

I quite like this 

and variations of the next two

I've seen a couple of versions of

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I rather like this one.   yes, I would also change the green and yellow stars.  I do not like black on the flag.  I like the large star.  When I think of what colours represent Australia I would think of bright light blue as our sky, which is very noticeable when you return from 0/S and then the orange colour of the interior. 

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I imagine once the discussion starts there will be a lot more refined designs to look at and select from.  That NZ site has loads of web pages of submissions already.

[windshutter]

In you opinion, but, it isn't the opinion of many who feel singling out a race for special mention is in itself, racist.

[azureline**]

So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@windshutter wrote:

In you opinion, but, it isn't the opinion of many who feel singling out a race for special mention is in itself, racist.

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We already have the Southern Cross, so if we kept thatand added an aboriginal symbol we would only be exchanging the colonial element for an indigenous one. It would make a pretty good statement of the country we are today -  a marriage of past and present. 

[watta*drama*queen]

The Southern Cross which has been in our skies apparently since time immemorial (to represent all inhabitants over time) AND the Federation Star (to acknowledge the States) on a midnight blue background would be my choice if change was necessary  

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@azureline** wrote:
So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

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which first residents are those?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:
So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

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which first residents are those?

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Those who were already living here when the first white colonists arrived.

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:
So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

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which first residents are those?

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Those who were already living here when the first white colonists arrived.

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so you mean the previous residents - those known as Australian Aboriginals? As distinct from the First Residents.

[gleee58]

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:
So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

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which first residents are those?

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Those who were already living here when the first white colonists arrived.

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so you mean the previous residents - those known as Australian Aboriginals? As distinct from the First Residents.

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The ones that have been here for 150 times longer than the anglos, yes.

[lal-au0]

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:
So we should ignore the first residents of our country?

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which first residents are those?

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Those who were already living here when the first white colonists arrived.

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so you mean the previous residents - those known as Australian Aboriginals? As distinct from the First Residents.

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'previous' implies that they were here but not anymore. as far as i know they are still here. the ones who survived that is.