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Australasia and Oceania

State flags
The state flags all use the British Blue Ensign, with the state badge in the canton.
The two territories do not follow this pattern.

AUSTRALIAN NEW SOUTH
CAPITAL WALES
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TERRITORY
The capital territory became self- A gold star adorns each arm of the
governing in 1989. The flag, adopted in t. George’s Cross, with a golden lion
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1993, depicts Canberra’s city coat of arms assant guardant at the center. This more
and the Southern Cross in the city colors of istinctive badge replaced a previous
blue and gold. esign in 1876.

NORTHERN QUEENSLAND
TERRITORY

Adopted by the territory in 1978, the flag The state badge depicts the Royal Crown at
depicts the Southern Cross and a stylized he center of a Maltese cross. The design of
Sturt’s desert rose against black and ocher, he crown was altered at the coronation of
which are the territorial colors. HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA TASMANIA

The state emblem of the piping shrike(a The Red Lion passant on a white
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magpie) is shown with outstretched wings ackground recalls historical ties with
on a yellow background. The piping shrike ngland and has remained essentially
was adopted as the flag badge in 1904. nchanged since its adoption in 1875.

VICTORIA WESTERN
AUSTRALIA

The Royal Crown was added in 1877. The The Black Swan has been Western
present arrangement, with the crown Australia’s emblem since the first British
surmounting the Southern Cross, became olony was founded at Swan River. The
the state arms in 1910. ag was adopted in 1953.

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