The distinctive black, red and yellow flag will fly alongside the flag of Australia and the flag of the state of New South Wales at the top of the landmark bridge. The Aboriginal flag, recognized as the official flag of Australia since 1995, is flown at government buildings and embraced by Aboriginal sports clubs and athletes. The government of Australia’s most populous state has said it will spend $ 25 million (14 14 million) to permanently install a third flagpole on the bridge by the end of the year to carry the flag. New South Wales Prime Minister Dominic Perrottet said the move represented a continuation of the “healing process as part of the wider reconciliation drive”, an effort to promote better ties between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal people. of the Torres Strait Islands. “It is an important decision we have made, I think it brings unity to our country and it is a small price to pay for this unification,” he told reporters in Sydney.
The flag of the Aborigines
The federal government acquired the copyright to the Aboriginal flag this year so that it could be used freely, resolving a trade dispute that limited Aboriginal sports teams and communities to reproduce the image. The colors of the flag represent the Aborigines and their spiritual connection to the earth. It was first developed in 1971 at a land rights rally in the state of Victoria. Designed by Harold Thomas, an Aboriginal artist from the Louridza people of Central Australia. He retained ownership of the flag until January 2022, when it was transferred to the Australian Government. In 1994, Cathy Freeman, an Australian 200-meter sprinter, sparked controversy when she carried both the Australian and Aboriginal flags during a round of winning the Commonwealth Games in Canada.
