A New Australian Flag

FEEDBACK & COMMENTS

Revised: 22nd December 2000


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male
<20
NSW

I like your design except that since the olympics everyone knows about our current flag

female
<20
SA

Let's put it this way, i was born in sydney but i don't have a british ancestry. My ancestors where from Spain, Czech Republic, France and Germany, and that does not make me anti-british, so neither should the majority of australians, because the majority DOES have a British past. I don't see the Union Jack as the flag of other people, i see the union jack as part of our society. I believe that when the first europeans came to australia, the union jack was there flag, and that's why i consider the union jack an australian icon too. The union jack represents our language, democracy and a lot of other stuff, and that's why i support the current flag. I wouldn't vote for your flage because it only has stars, i think you should add more things to it, but beware, if we keep changing our national symbols from time to time, that flag will be changed too, which means that we don't appreciate our national symbols. Let's keep the flag just as it is, TRUE BLUE

male
40-49
NSW
I think you have put a great deal of thought into your design. The design should not anger the monarchists, the servicemen who fought under the flag and it also provides a link to our aboriginal heritage. My only criticism is you do not have a rating box for excellent.
female
<20
QLD
I reckon that your flag design is very good and that it rules
male
30-39
VIC
why change it for the sake of changing it..... The ANF was good enough for me to fight under, it is good enough for the people who won't...
male
<20
SA
Cool flag!!
male
<20
NSW
It would be a pity to lose the union jack, but the southern cross is the most impotant feature of our flag.
male
<20
NSW
I love it.
<20
VIC
i think that you flag is kinda cool but its dumb so please change it NOW
male I have no idea who you are, but I want to tell you your design for the Australian flag is brilliant. I am American, living in Chicago, so you didn't want my opinion in your survey. But I'm emailing your design to all my Australian friends tonight. Good luck.
<20
NSW
l like the flag as it is no afence but it is nice the way it is
female
<20
NSW
it is good but to have a change but if you dont have it the way l like it it will still be nice
male
<20
VIC
good stuff
male The official shoe of Australia should be Nike, should your flag be adopted. Your website mentions that the Australian flag contains a flag of another country. This is not unique. The Liberian flag and, to some extent, the Cuban flag is modeled after the USA flag. The USA flag looks like the Malaysian flag. If Indonesia and Monaco got into a war, they wouldn't know who is the enemy. Several Latin American countries have similar flags.
male
50-59
QLD
I like the design - the symbolisms as described by you are very relevant - but the colours red and black will not be accepted by "mainstream" Australians - it is my firm belief that Australia is is not ready for a flag that represents anything "too" Aboriginal!!!
male
<20
QLD

I like the flag a great deal - it strikes a good balance. Unfortunately, most Australians are not going to vote for a flag that has a great deal of change from the original. Also, I believe the Aboriginal people should have a flag of their own, as part of their unique identity. Yours combines both the need to be popularly successful, with recognition of Australian heritage, and an aesthetic design.

40-49
NSW
I feel very strongly that the colours should be green and gold - they are very clearly the colours that Australians identify with - just look at what people wore during the Olympics (spectators and competitors). And so many other countries use red and blue, it's just too common.
male
40-49
ACT
A good design that melds in an Indigenous theme without it overpowering the rest of the flag. A vast improvement on what we have. Keep up the good work - someday it will come.
male
<20
SA
I think that the flag that I preferred (from above) would look better if the red was outlined in white.
female I do not live in Australia - so I shall not vote. I just love Australia, so I just wanted to let you know how much I like you "new" flag. Yes, it's about time Aussies get rid of the Brit syndrom in them. Good Luck.

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