Australian Aboriginal Flag - Victoria Square, Adelaide SA - Flags of Organizations on Waymarking.com

History
The flag was first flown on National Aborigine’s Day in Victoria Square in Adelaide on 12 July 1971.

Cathy Freeman caused controversy at the 1994 Commonwealth Games by waving both the Aboriginal flag and Australian National flag during her victory lap of the arena after winning the 200 metres sprint. The protocol at the time was that only a country’s national flag is meant to be displayed.

The decision in 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating to make the Aboriginal flag a national flag (and later on the Torres Strait Islander flag) was opposed by many in the community, but successive governments have not overturned that decision and the Aboriginal flag now sits proudly alongside the Australian National Flag (blue ensign) and the Torres Strait Islander flag.

The National Indigenous Advisory Committee campaigned for the Aboriginal flag to be flown during the 2000 Olympic Games. SOCOG announced that the Aboriginal flag would be flown at Olympic venues. The flag was also flown over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the 2000 ‘March for Reconciliation”.

On the 30th anniversary of the flag in 2001, thousands of people carried the flag from the Parliament of South Australia to Victoria Square. Since 8 July 2002, after recommendations of the Council's Reconciliation Committee, the Aboriginal flag has been permanently flown in Victoria Square and the front of the Adelaide Town Hall.

The flag today has become a symbol of the Aboriginal community in Australia and appears on numerous items both commercially and home grown

Uses
Many buildings in Australia now fly the Aboriginal flag (and Torres Strait Islander) as well as the Australian National flag. Various councils in Australian towns fly the Aboriginal flag from the town halls.

Colours and their meanings
Black: Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia
Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector
Red: Represents the red earth, the red ochre and a spiritual relation to the land

Name of Organization: Aboriginal people of Australia Type of Organization: Other (Specify) Type of Mounting: Free Standing Flagpole Location: Reconciliation Plaza, Victoria Square, Adelaide Relevant Web Site (Optional): [Web Link]

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