that is so much crap. im not a necessarily a royalist but the aussie flag is great as it is. if you absolutely had to change the flag it would be only to remove the union jack if thats all, and leave only the southern cross...that simple... but NOT because of our muliticultural citizens backgrounds.
so what would that mean "everytime a new group of people arrived to live in oz we'd change the flag again to incorporate their backgrounds"
a load of rubbish. leave it alone,,,
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I agree with wren. Leave the flag as it is.

Like I asked in the forums, "Is it broke"?

dont touch anything???? ITS BEAUTIFULL!!!!

If new citizens don't live under the Southern Cross there is something wrong with their citizenship...
Our British past is just that, the past, because we have new people here doesn't change history... Personally I don't mind swapping the Union Jack for the Aboriginal Rising Sun, as I don't see any links to our past these days, we don't even follow the Magna Carta any more (bikie & terror laws both ignore Magna Carta)...

It's a great looking flag. But unfortunately it is offensive to indigenous Australians, and I can see why. We need one flag that is representative of all Australians. Until that happens reconciliation stalls. P.S. I am the third generation of our family to have served Australia in a war zone so don't come with that false patriotic "i fought under the flag' crap.

Dont care...............fence sitter...

im not sure people?but since thats the way it has been for a long time,,,iff it aint broke dont fix it !!!!

We can't ignore our heritage? Pfft... Australia was Englands wasteland the overseas dump! I am totally for getting rid of the Union Jack and becoming a republic. So soon we forget that England dumped our ancestors here because they were not good enough for England and yet we still celebrate the Queen of England. Keep the Southern Cross dump the Union Jack.

Why not incorporate the southern cross into the Aboriginal flag?

For what GOOD reason?

Leave the flag as it is. Think of all those who have fought and died under the flag, consider the history, consider what we've done as a people under this flag. No point in changing it, lets fix more pressing issues before we play with history. We're Aussie and proud of what we've done so far with this flag, now let's crack on and continue to do good things... Move on, look forward!

Jedkh, you've hit the nail on the head. It's the Aboriginal flag mate, not the rest of societies flag. We're all united under the current flag, Union Jack or not. Plently currently fighting under the current flag, no issues with them doing their job. They know they're aussie and hats off to those who will put their family on hold and life on the line for the cause. Leave it and focus on fixing more pressing issues than this!

Great flag but loose the postage stamp in the corner

ray martin is a fool do we want a flag change No

I am all for acknowledging the First Nations and removing the Union Jack from the Australian flag.