Why would we fly it, parade it, wave it and wear it, if it didn’t serve its purpose? The Australian National Flag is a crucial figure in our Australian Identity, and therefore the change in its design is unnecessary. It is obvious that the cost of such a thing would implode on our national budget, lose symbolic denotations embedded in the current flag and change the way our country is perceived internationally. As a nation, we need to fight to keep the innate design of the Australian National Flag!
Our flag has flown for over 100 years, effectively promoting our Australian Identity on an international stage. It represents our country, our systems of government and virtually everything that we are. People often argue that the flag doesn’t represent all of Australia’s culture. This however, is wrong! The Southern Cross, situated on the right-hand side of the flag, not only refers to our place in the world, but is highly significant in Aboriginal mythology. In addition, thousands of Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen bravely fought under the current flag for our freedom. In what form of respect would it be to change the flag now? Furthermore, it has flown at every Olympic Games to date, as a symbol to spread our national pride in our sporting achievements. The Australian National Flag represents so many things about our country and our …show more content…
For example, $25 million was spent solely towards the proposal of an alternate New Zealand Flag. It was predicted that a further $650 000 would be needed to manufacture replacement flags for government departments alone. New Zealand is approximately one fifth of the size of Australia’s, so the difference in funding would be substantial. Imagine what could be done with all that money. One third of Australia’s population will be diagnosed with sun cancer by the age of 70. It would be more beneficial to spend this money on medical research than it would on our
Our flag has flown for over 100 years, effectively promoting our Australian Identity on an international stage. It represents our country, our systems of government and virtually everything that we are. People often argue that the flag doesn’t represent all of Australia’s culture. This however, is wrong! The Southern Cross, situated on the right-hand side of the flag, not only refers to our place in the world, but is highly significant in Aboriginal mythology. In addition, thousands of Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen bravely fought under the current flag for our freedom. In what form of respect would it be to change the flag now? Furthermore, it has flown at every Olympic Games to date, as a symbol to spread our national pride in our sporting achievements. The Australian National Flag represents so many things about our country and our …show more content…
For example, $25 million was spent solely towards the proposal of an alternate New Zealand Flag. It was predicted that a further $650 000 would be needed to manufacture replacement flags for government departments alone. New Zealand is approximately one fifth of the size of Australia’s, so the difference in funding would be substantial. Imagine what could be done with all that money. One third of Australia’s population will be diagnosed with sun cancer by the age of 70. It would be more beneficial to spend this money on medical research than it would on our