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

Flag	Date	Name	Designer	Description	Notes/References
	1854	Eureka Flag	"Lieutenant" Henry Ross [1]	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.	[2] [3] [4]
	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. [5]
	1901		A. Downer	First use of Commonwealth Star	[6]
	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.	[7] [8]
	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 [9]
	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 [9]
	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 [9]
	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.	[10] [4]
	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.	[11] [12]
	2015	Golden Wattle Flag	Jeremy Matthews	A single stylised golden wattle emblem, centred on a green background. The emblem represents seven wattle blossoms arranged in a circle to create the Commonwealth Star in the centre.	[13] [14]
	2025	Morning Star Flag (2025)	@FlagsForAustralia

Sporting flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2013	Proposed Australian sporting flag (from Ausflag) [15]	The Southern Cross on a blue field with two vertical bands (green and gold) on the left edge.

See also

• Australia portal
• Heraldry and vexillology portal

• Australian flag debate
• List of Australian flags
• List of proposed New Zealand flags
• List on commons

References

1. "Eureka Flag".
2. "Sporting the flag that really matters, a Eureka moment". The Age . 27 March 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. Onken, Annika (2009). Issues in Australian Studies: National Identity. GRIN Verlag. p. 4. ISBN   978-3640474288.
4. "Is it time to change the Aussie flag?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
5. "The Herald Federal Flag (1900)". ANFA. Australian National Flag Association. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "On this day: Australia's national flag gazetted". 16 February 2016.
7. "A British Empire Flag" . The New York Times. The London Express. 9 February 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2023– via The New York Times Archives.
8. Kelly, Ralph (8 August 2017). "A flag for the Empire" (PDF). The Flag Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
9. "A New Flag for Australia?". Flags Australia. Flag Society of Australia. 2020.
10. Pearlman, Jonathan (27 January 2013). "New flag proposed for Australia". The Daily Telegraph . London, UK.
11. "Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians". Southern Horizon - The Flag for all Australians. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
12. University, Western Sydney. "Survey finds 'Southern Horizon' the favourite alternative Australian flag design". www.westernsydney.edu.au. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
13. "The Golden Wattle flag". The Golden Wattle flag. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
14. University, Western Sydney. "Six Credible Alternatives to the Australian Flag". www.westernsydney.edu.au. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
15. "Ausflag unveils new Aussie flag to be used at sporting events". news.com.au . 27 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.