Though the star on the flag introduced in 1901 when Australia became a federation had only six points, the Commonwealth star got an extra point when a new version was introduced by proclamation ...

Chosen in a public competition in 1901, the familiar Union Jack, Southern Cross and seven-pointed star of the Australian flag are a much-loved and sometimes controversial symbol of the nation.

LIKE almost every other American school child, I learnt how to draw a five-pointed star by hand at a very young age. (I hope this does not turn out to be like the millipede, who, when asked how ...

It keeps the right hand side of the current flag; the Southern Cross stars on a blue background. However Blaxland includes a seven pointed Commonwealth Star filled in with dots representing the ...

Second is the uniquely Australian configuration of the Southern Cross – with its oft-tatooed four seven-pointed stars and one five-pointed star. Third is the seven-pointed federation star – a ...

The original 1901 flag star had a six-pointed star to represent the original states, while a seventh was added in 1908 to represent the Australian territories.

The first flag, the Reconciliation Flag, was one designed by John Blaxland in 2013, and featured a seven-pointed star filled with dots to represent 150 indigenous and 100 migrant languages.

Australia’s flag was adopted 52 years later on April 14, 1954. "We had a flag that we've had for a long time, ... A fifth, five-point star completes the Southern Cross constellation.

The Australian National Flag Association is searching for the first ever Aussie flag, which was flown at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne 116 years ago. It was then reportedly given to a ...