The Australian Red Ensign is the official flag to be flown at sea by Australian registered merchant ships. The Australian Red Ensign has three elements, similar to the Australian National Flag, on a red background.
New Zealand. The national flag most similar to and likely to be confused with that of Australia is the New Zealand flag, introduced for restricted use in 1869 and adopted as the New Zealand national flag in 1902.
Any person may fly the Australian National Flag. However, the flag should be treated with the respect and dignity it deserves as the nation's most important national symbol. Flag protocol is based on longstanding international and national practice.
The Red Ensign, affectionately known as the Red Duster, signifies strength and unity. To be part of a team which maintains the highest standards of British merchant fleets and to offer a support structure to ensure that the quality of the Red Ensign is maintained.
Red: Red traditionally has been associated with valour, bravery, hardiness and action. The countries that have Red, or different shade of it as a major part of their flag are The United States of America, Bahrain, China, Turkey, Canada, Morocco and North Korea, among others.
Purple is one of the least used colours in vexillology and heraldry. Currently, the colour appears in only four national flags: that of Dominica, El Salvador, Spain, and Nicaragua, and one co-official national flag, the Wiphala (co-official national flag of Bolivia).
Requests for approval to purchase and use the Australian White Ensign (AWE) can be submitted directly to the Royal Australian Navy via email to [email protected]. Approvals will only be given to those with a Navy nexus, for example, RSLs, memorials, museums, etc.
Who is entitled to fly the Red Ensign? Any vessel registered in the UK, a Crown Dependency (CD) or an Overseas Territory (OT), is defined as a British ship and is allowed to fly the British Merchant Shipping flag the 'Red Ensign.
During the war, Australians fought under the British Union Flag and both the Australian Blue and Red Ensigns.
Australian flags include the Aboriginal flag, Torres Strait Islander flag and many ensigns used in defence and civilian organisations.
The Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag can be obtained free of charge by contacting the electorate office of your local Senator or Member of the House of Representatives .
(1) A person aged 18 years or more must not intentionally or recklessly dishonour the Australian Aboriginal Flag, the Australian National Flag, the Australian Red Ensign or the Victorian Flag. Clause 3 defined the term 'dishonour' to include the acts of burning, damaging, defacing or desecrating.
The Menzies government introduced the Flags Act to encourage the public to use the Blue Ensign instead of the Union Jack and the Red Ensign, with the latter only to be used on merchant ships. The Flags Act explains that the Blue Ensign is Australia's National Flag. It defines flag dimensions protocols around use.
The flag of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Застава Црне Горе, romanized: Zastava Crne Gore) has a red field with gold border and the coat of arms of Montenegro in its center.
The flag featured the stars of the Southern Cross in white placed on a blue cross against a white background. In the canton was the Union Jack. The design was based on the New South Wales ensign of the 1830s, which was a popular local banner until the 1890s, when it was adopted as the Australian federation flag.
There are no restrictions on where the Red Ensign can be flown ashore and you may see the flag pop up here and there, particularly at the end of summer. This is because many people fly the Red Ensign on land to celebrate the annual Merchant Navy Day.
A flag should not be flown at half-mast at night, whether or not the flag is illuminated, unless direction to half-mast the flag for an extended period of time has been issued.
The Australian Government's policy in relation to the flying of other nations' flags is to fly only the official flags of nations recognised by Australia.
The Australian Defence Force ensign
The defence force emblem in the centre of the flag also represents the three services: the crossed swords represent the army, the anchor represents the navy and the eagle represents the air force. The Commonwealth Star and the boomerang represent Australia.
A flag should never be: allowed to fall or lie upon the ground. used to unveil monuments or plaques, cover tables/seats or used as a curtain. flown when damaged, faded or in a dilapidated condition.
Ships flew the colour of ensign corresponding to the squadron to which they were attached, which was in turn determined by the seniority of the admiral under whose command the ship sailed (a rear admiral of the red was senior to a rear admiral of the white).
Bisexual Flag
The pink is intended to represent attraction toward the same sex while the royal blue stands for attraction toward the opposite sex.
Purple is the rarest colour on national flags. In fact, of the 196 countries of the world, virtually none of them use purple on their national flag. However, a small number of nations have amended or changed their national flags over the years to feature very small portions of purple.
The pink, white and green tricolour flag, or PWG, can be seen all around Newfoundland and Labrador.