Torres Strait Islander Flag - Ratio: 2:3

The Torres Strait Islander flag is an official Flag of Australia, and is the flag that represents Torres Strait Islander people. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who was at the time a 15-year-old school student from Thursday Island. It won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council, and was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992. The Government of Australia granted it Flag of Australia status, under the Flags Act 1953, in July 1995. The Torres Strait Islander flag, officially an Australian flag since July 14, 1995. ... The Torres Strait Islander flag, officially an Australian flag since July 14, 1995. ... Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Thursday Island is the administrative and commercial centre of the Torres Strait Islands. ... The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2005) was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The green stripes at the top and the bottom of the flag represent the land, and the blue stripe in the centre represents the waters of the Torres Strait. The thin black stripes between the blue and green segments represent the Torres Strait Islanders themselves. The white five-pointed star at the centre of the flag represents the five major island groups, and the white headdress around it also represents the Torres Strait Islands people. The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ...

List of Australian flags
Australian:	National Flag | Royal Standard | Governors of the States | Aboriginal | Torres Strait Islander
State and Territories:	Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia
Ensigns:	Red Ensign | Navy Ensign | Air Force Ensign
Others:	Bowman Flag | Eureka Flag | Australian Federation Flag

This is a list of flags used in Australia // National Flag States and Territories Royal and Viceregal Queen of Australia Governor General Governors Civil Ensign Military Ensigns Overseas territories Aboriginal Historical ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Australia_flag_large. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Australia is blue with the flag of the United Kingdom (the Union Jack, or Union Flag) in the canton (the upper hoist quarter), and a large seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star (six points representing the six current states and one... Image File history File links Standard of the Queen of Australia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Several countries use the term Royal Standard to describe the flag used by the Monarch and members of the Royal Family. ... Image File history File links Flag of the Governor of New South Wales, created by Felix the Cassowary based on Flag of New South Wales. ... The Governors of the Australian States, who represent their respective Head of State (the Queen of Australia), have a personal flag in that role. ... The Aboriginal Flag was designed by the Aboriginal artist Harold Thomas in 1971. ... Aboriginal Flag - Ratio: 2:3 The Australian aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas, an aboriginal artist. ... The Torres Strait Islander flag, officially an Australian flag since July 14, 1995. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Australian Capital Territory Flag of Australian Capital Territory Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Template:Canberra suburb stub Template:Canberra-stub Template:ACTChiefMinisters Categories: Flag images | Australia images | Australian territory flag images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The currrent state flag of the Australian Capital Territory was officially adopted in 1993. ... File links The following pages link to this file: New South Wales Jack Lang (Australian politician) George Reid (Australian politician) Flags of the Australian states and territories Flag of New South Wales Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Template:NewSouthWalesPremiers Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted in 1876. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Clare Martin Flag of Northern Territory Ian Tuxworth Marshall Perron Denis Burke Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Australian court hierarchy Template:NorthernTerritoryChiefMinisters Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The state flag of the Northern Territory of Australia was officially adopted in 1978. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Queensland Flags of the Australian states and territories Flag of Queensland Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Queensland was officially adopted in 1953. ... File links The following pages link to this file: South Australia Flag of South Australia Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Peterborough, South Australia User:ScottDavis Light Regional Council District Council of Mount Barker User:Cyberjunkie/Contributions/Random Template talk:Australia state or territory... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of South Australia, a state of Australia, was officially adopted in 1904. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Tasmania Flags of the Australian states and territories Paul Lennon Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Edward Braddon Template:TasmaniaPremiers Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Tasmania was officially adopted in 1875. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Victoria (Australia) Flags of the Australian states and territories Charles Gavan Duffy Flag of Victoria User:Xtra Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Template:VictoriaPremiers James Francis George Kerferd Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Victoria was officially adopted in 1953. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Western Australia John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury George Leake Newton Moore Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Template:WesternAustraliaPremiers Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Western Australia was officially adopted in 1953. ... The source for an SVG image of the Australian red ensign can be found at User:David Newton/SVG Graphics/Australian Merchant Ensign. ... The Australian Red Ensign resulted from the Commonwealth Government Federal Design Competition, which required an official flag and a merchant or shipping version of the same design. ... The source for an SVG image of the Royal Australian Navy Ensign can be found at User:David Newton/SVG Graphics/Royal Australian Navy Ensign. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Royal Australian Navy Ensign is the flag used by the Royal Australian Navy. ... Image File history File links The Air Force Ensign is used by the Royal Australian Air Force in Australia and overseas. ... The Royal Australian Air Force Ensign is used by the Royal Australian Air Force in Australia and overseas. ... Image File history File links Bowman Flag. ... The complex Bowman Flag with its swallow-tail fly was designed by John and Honor Bowman of Richmond NSW in 1806. ... Image File history File links Eureka Flag, image 2004 by D. Windrim, compilies precisely with Eureka Flag Style Guide: (pdf) available at http://www. ... The Eureka Flag The Eureka Flag was flown for the first time on Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Australia as a symbol of the resistance of the gold miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (873x437, 8 KB) New South Wales Ensign / Australian Federation Flag, 1831 drawn by de:Benutzer:Kookburra File links The following pages link to this file: Australian Federation Flag ... The Australian Federation Flag, also known as the New South Wales Ensign, was the result of an 1830s attempt to create a flag to represent Australia as a nation. ...

External links

• Official Australian Government website flag description (brief).