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Originally Posted by Makedde
I'd like to see the flag changed. I don't like the Union Jack, because it's not really our flag, it's a British flag. We should one that represents us, not Britain. I like the green one with the kangaroo on it, but anything that better represents our country would be good.
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Well, you're right, the Union Jack is the British flag. So that's why it's only in the corner of ours - it's not our whole flag. Our whole flag IS representative of us, not Britain - it has our beautiful Southern Cross on a night sky, with the Union Jack in the corner to illustrate our heritage. A nice mix, I think.
The US flag has the same thing - the stars part represents the original 13 colonies and therefore illustrates their heritage. In fact, on its own, the blue field of stars is a maritime flag known as a Union Jack. It's nice.
To let go of the Union Jack on our flag wouldn't be that big a deal, but I do feel that it would deny our ancestry, which would be a shame.