Why is the union jack important on the Australian flag?

Answer 1

The importance of Australia is the blue around the stars, which represents the sea that surrounds Australia. The Australian flag also has light years that are the meanings for the stars and the Union Jack does not have a meaning to it. The Union Jack is the red part on the flag, the really big star in the corner.

No the current flag has only an historic link to Australias previous Colonial status . It no longer represents Sovereign Independent Australia ( since our complete separation from the UK in 1986 ) .

Answer 2

The Australian National Flag today has a blue background: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.

The Union Jack in the upper left corner (or canton) acknowledges Australia's origin as a British settlement.

The Southern Cross, positioned on the right hand side of the flag, is a constellation visible from all of Australia's states and territories, and which was vital to early ships' navigation, and which represents Australia's position in the Southern Hemisphere.

In the bottom left hand corner is the Federation Star, also known as the Commonwealth Star, a seven pointed star which represents the union of the six colonies at federation. There is a seventh point to represent Australia's many territories (mainland and offshore).

The Australian National Flag, a defaced British blue ensign, was first flown in Canberra in 1901.

Answer 3

the union jack is important because it was the english that made australia a developed country and the union jack is the english flag. Did you know Australia is the 2nd most developed country in the world? Norway is the 1st, in case you were wondering.

Answer 4

In the 1901 Federal Flag design competition many designers in australia were given the chance to design the new australian flag with a big cash prize waiting for the winner. The winner was then chosen by a committee of British Officers and the design was submitted to the Imperial Authourities for approval .

The reason for this competition was the need for an official federal flag.

The Union Jack was for the obvious reason that Australia was at the time a British Colony within the British Empire, and the Australian government being tied with the UK's. The stars represent the Southern Cross, a collection of stars usually visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 5

one intersing fact about the Australian flag is that the ; Australians flag came into being after the formation of the commonwealth of Australians on 1 January 1901