List of proposed Australian flags

This is a list comprising flags proposed as alternatives to the current flag of Australia, which have received media coverage.

National flags

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width="110"\|Flag	width="100"\|Date	width="250"\|Name	\|Designer	\|Description	\|Notes/References
{{ListFlag\|Eureka Flag.svg\|150px}} {{ListFlag\|Theeurekaflag.jpg\|150px}} \|1854 \|Eureka Flag \|"Lieutenant" Henry Ross{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ausflag.com.au/eureka.asp\|title = Eureka Flag}} \|The battle flag of the Eureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellation Crux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field. \|{{cite web \|title=Sporting the flag that really matters, a Eureka moment \|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/sporting-the-flag-that-really-matters-a-eureka-moment/2006/03/26/1143330930785.html \|newspaper=The Age \|date=27 March 2006 \|accessdate=29 November 2013}}{{cite book \|last=Onken \|first=Annika \|title=Issues in Australian Studies: National Identity \|year=2009 \|publisher=GRIN Verlag \|isbn=978-3640474288\|page=4}}{{cite news \|title=Is it time to change the Aussie flag? \|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-six-alternatives-for-new-australian-flag/news-story/61bdf154b1082bba1045384cf437c953 \|accessdate=22 August 2020 \|work=www.dailytelegraph.com.au \|date=18 January 2016 \|language=en}}
{{ListFlag\|Melbourne_Evening_Herald_flag_(blue).svg\|150px}} \|1900 \|Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Blue) \|Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne \|The six red stripes represent the six Australian states. \|Won Melbourne Evening Herald contest in 1900.{{cite news \|url=https://www.anfa-national.org.au/australian-red-ensign/first-union-flag/herald-federal-flag/ \|title=The Herald Federal Flag (1900) \|website=ANFA \|publisher=Australian National Flag Association \|accessdate=27 April 2019}}
{{ListFlag\|Melbourne_Evening_Herald_flag_(red).svg\|150px}} \|1900 \|Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Red) \|Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne \|The six red stripes represent the six Australian states. \|Won Melbourne Evening Herald contest in 1900.{{cite news \|url=https://www.anfa-national.org.au/australian-red-ensign/first-union-flag/herald-federal-flag/ \|title=The Herald Federal Flag (1900) \|website=ANFA \|publisher=Australian National Flag Association \|accessdate=27 April 2019}}
{{ListFlag\|Proposed flag of Australia (A. Downer).svg\|150px}} \|1901 \| \|A. Downer \| First use of Commonwealth Star \|{{cite web \| url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2016/02/on-this-day-australias-flag-chosen/ \| title=On this day: Australia's national flag gazetted \| date=16 February 2016 }}
{{ListFlag\|1902_British_Empire_flag_proposal_(in_Australia).svg\|150px}} \|1902 \|British Empire flag (Australian) \|C. D. Bennet \|A design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of flags that aimed to replace the Union Jack in individual regions of the British Empire. Each locality, including Australia, would have been granted the top right quarter to place a national symbol. \|{{Cite news \|date=9 February 1902 \|title=A British Empire Flag \|pages=3 \|work=The New York Times \|agency=The London Express \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/02/09/archives/a-british-empire-flag-a-design-is-preparing-for-a-new-ensign-to.html \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=20 August 2023 \|via=The New York Times Archives}}{{Cite web \|last=Kelly \|first=Ralph \|date=8 August 2017 \|title=A flag for the Empire \|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ICV27-B8-Kelly.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813214957/https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ICV27-B8-Kelly.pdf \|archive-date=13 August 2023 \|access-date=13 August 2023 \|website=The Flag Institute \|page=}}
{{ListFlag\|Ralph Kelly's Proposal (1982 Australian Flag Proposal).svg\|150px}} \|1982 \| \|Ralph Kelly \|A blue field with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross separated by a yellow boomerang. \|A weekly finalist in the Daily Telegraph flag design competition{{cite web \|url=https://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/designsnewflag.html \|title=A New Flag for Australia? \|website=Flags Australia \|publisher=Flag Society of Australia \|year=2020}}
{{ListFlag\|John Bartholomew's Proposal (1992 Australian Flag Proposal).svg\|150px}} \|1992 \| \|John Bartholomew \|A stylised golden kangaroo on a green field with the Southern Cross in the canton. \|Winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition
{{ListFlag\|David Couzens Proposal for Australia.svg\|150px}} \|1993 \| \|David Couzens \|A vertical tricolour of black, gold and green with the Southern Cross in the black band. \|Joint winning design in A Current Affair{{'s}} flag competition
{{ListFlag\|Dr. John C. Blaxland's Proposal (2013 Australian Flag Proposal).svg\|150px}} \|2013 \|Reconciliation Flag \|Dr John C. Blaxland \|Many dots on a large star with a red boomerang separating the Indigenous and European populations that have influenced the country. \|{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9829961/New-flag-proposed-for-Australia.html \|title=New flag proposed for Australia \|first=Jonathan \|last=Pearlman \|date=27 January 2013 \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph \|location=London, UK}}
{{ListFlag\|Australian Flag Proposal (Southern Horizon).svg\|150 px}} \|2014 \|Southern Horizons Flag \|Brett Moxey \|Green and gold on the lower side, reflecting sand and grass, as well as Australian national colors. Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross on top. \|{{Cite web \|title=Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians \|url=http://southernhorizonflag.weebly.com/ \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians}}{{Cite web \|last=University \|first=Western Sydney \|title=Survey finds 'Southern Horizon' the favourite alternative Australian flag design \|url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/story_archive/2016/southern_horizon_chosen_as_favourite_in_survey_on_alternative_australian_flag \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=www.westernsydney.edu.au \|language=en}}
{{ListFlag\|The Golden Wattle Flag blue 01.jpg\|150 px}} \|2015 \|Golden Wattle Flag \|Jeremy Matthews \|A single stylised golden wattle emblem, centred on a green background (blue variant shown). The emblem represents seven wattle blossoms arranged in a circle to create the Commonwealth Star in the centre. \|{{Cite web \|title=The Golden Wattle flag \|url=http://www.goldenwattleflag.com/ \|access-date=2024-04-03 \|website=The Golden Wattle flag \|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web \|last=University \|first=Western Sydney \|title=Six Credible Alternatives to the Australian Flag \|url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/news/news_archive/2015/six_credible_alternatives_to_the_australian_flag \|access-date=2024-04-03 \|website=www.westernsydney.edu.au \|language=en}}

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width="110"|Flag

width="100"|Date

width="250"|Name

|Designer

|Description

|Notes/References

|1854

|Eureka Flag

|"Lieutenant" Henry Ross{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausflag.com.au/eureka.asp|title = Eureka Flag}}

|The battle flag of the Eureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellation Crux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field.

|{{cite web |title=Sporting the flag that really matters, a Eureka moment |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/sporting-the-flag-that-really-matters-a-eureka-moment/2006/03/26/1143330930785.html |newspaper=The Age |date=27 March 2006 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}{{cite book |last=Onken |first=Annika |title=Issues in Australian Studies: National Identity |year=2009 |publisher=GRIN Verlag |isbn=978-3640474288|page=4}}{{cite news |title=Is it time to change the Aussie flag? |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-six-alternatives-for-new-australian-flag/news-story/61bdf154b1082bba1045384cf437c953 |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=www.dailytelegraph.com.au |date=18 January 2016 |language=en}}

|1900

|Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Blue)

|Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne

|The six red stripes represent the six Australian states.

|Won Melbourne Evening Herald contest in 1900.{{cite news |url=https://www.anfa-national.org.au/australian-red-ensign/first-union-flag/herald-federal-flag/ |title=The Herald Federal Flag (1900) |website=ANFA |publisher=Australian National Flag Association |accessdate=27 April 2019}}

|1900

|Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Red)

|Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne

|The six red stripes represent the six Australian states.

|1901

|A. Downer

| First use of Commonwealth Star

|{{cite web | url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2016/02/on-this-day-australias-flag-chosen/ | title=On this day: Australia's national flag gazetted | date=16 February 2016 }}

{{ListFlag|1902_British_Empire_flag_proposal_(in_Australia).svg|150px}}

|1902

|British Empire flag (Australian)

|C. D. Bennet

|A design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of flags that aimed to replace the Union Jack in individual regions of the British Empire. Each locality, including Australia, would have been granted the top right quarter to place a national symbol.

|{{Cite news |date=9 February 1902 |title=A British Empire Flag |pages=3 |work=The New York Times |agency=The London Express |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/02/09/archives/a-british-empire-flag-a-design-is-preparing-for-a-new-ensign-to.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 August 2023 |via=The New York Times Archives}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Ralph |date=8 August 2017 |title=A flag for the Empire |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ICV27-B8-Kelly.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813214957/https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ICV27-B8-Kelly.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2023 |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=The Flag Institute |page=}}

{{ListFlag|Ralph Kelly's Proposal (1982 Australian Flag Proposal).svg|150px}}

|1982

|Ralph Kelly

|A blue field with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross separated by a yellow boomerang.

|A weekly finalist in the Daily Telegraph flag design competition{{cite web |url=https://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/designsnewflag.html |title=A New Flag for Australia? |website=Flags Australia |publisher=Flag Society of Australia |year=2020}}

{{ListFlag|John Bartholomew's Proposal (1992 Australian Flag Proposal).svg|150px}}

|1992

|John Bartholomew

|A stylised golden kangaroo on a green field with the Southern Cross in the canton.

|Winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition

|1993

|David Couzens

|A vertical tricolour of black, gold and green with the Southern Cross in the black band.

|Joint winning design in A Current Affair{{'s}} flag competition

{{ListFlag|Dr. John C. Blaxland's Proposal (2013 Australian Flag Proposal).svg|150px}}

|2013

|Reconciliation Flag

|Dr John C. Blaxland

|Many dots on a large star with a red boomerang separating the Indigenous and European populations that have influenced the country.

|{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9829961/New-flag-proposed-for-Australia.html |title=New flag proposed for Australia |first=Jonathan |last=Pearlman |date=27 January 2013 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, UK}}

{{ListFlag|Australian Flag Proposal (Southern Horizon).svg|150 px}}

|2014

|Southern Horizons Flag

|Brett Moxey

|Green and gold on the lower side, reflecting sand and grass, as well as Australian national colors. Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross on top.

|{{Cite web |title=Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians |url=http://southernhorizonflag.weebly.com/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians}}{{Cite web |last=University |first=Western Sydney |title=Survey finds 'Southern Horizon' the favourite alternative Australian flag design |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/story_archive/2016/southern_horizon_chosen_as_favourite_in_survey_on_alternative_australian_flag |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.westernsydney.edu.au |language=en}}

|2015

|Golden Wattle Flag

|Jeremy Matthews

|A single stylised golden wattle emblem, centred on a green background (blue variant shown). The emblem represents seven wattle blossoms arranged in a circle to create the Commonwealth Star in the centre.

|{{Cite web |title=The Golden Wattle flag |url=http://www.goldenwattleflag.com/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Golden Wattle flag |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=University |first=Western Sydney |title=Six Credible Alternatives to the Australian Flag |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/news/news_archive/2015/six_credible_alternatives_to_the_australian_flag |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.westernsydney.edu.au |language=en}}

Sporting flags

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width="110"\|Flag	width="100"\|Date	width="250"\|Use	Description
{{ListFlag\|Ausflag - Proposed flag for sport events.svg\|150px}} \|2013 \|Proposed Australian sporting flag (from Ausflag){{cite web \|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/ausflag-unveils-new-aussie-flag-to-be-used-at-sporting-events/story-fncynjr2-1226561280074 \|title=Ausflag unveils new Aussie flag to be used at sporting events \|website=news.com.au \|date=27 January 2013 \|accessdate=3 February 2015}} \|The Southern Cross on a blue field with two vertical bands (green and gold) on the left edge.

class="wikitable"

width="110"|Flag

width="100"|Date

width="250"|Use

Description

|2013

|Proposed Australian sporting flag (from Ausflag){{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/ausflag-unveils-new-aussie-flag-to-be-used-at-sporting-events/story-fncynjr2-1226561280074 |title=Ausflag unveils new Aussie flag to be used at sporting events |website=news.com.au |date=27 January 2013 |accessdate=3 February 2015}}

|The Southern Cross on a blue field with two vertical bands (green and gold) on the left edge.

References

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See also

References