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A State Memorial Service for the Honourable Dr Rosemary Crowley AO will take place at 11.00 am on Saturday, 22 March 2025 at Elder Hall, at the University of Adelaide, North Terrace campus, Adelaide, South Australia.In 1983, Dr Crowley was…
A State Memorial for the Honourable Gary Nairn AO will take place at 11.00 am on Friday, 22 November 2024 at the Mulloon Institute’s Home Farm rural property, 3585 Kings Highway, Bungendore, New South Wales.In 1996, Mr Nairn was…
A State Funeral service for the Honourable John Moore AO will take place at 11.00 am AEST on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 at Christ Church St Lucia, Corner of Central and Ninth Avenues, St Lucia, Queensland.In 1975, Mr Moore was elected…
The Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral for the Honourable Grant Ernest John Tambling AM will take place at 10:00am on Monday, 17 March 2025, at the Darwin Convention Centre…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Memorial Service for the Honourable Dr Race Mathews will take place at 11.30 am on Friday, 23 May 2025 at The Leaper Family Pavilion at the Arts Centre,…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Memorial Service for the Honourable Jane Garrett will be held at 11:00am on Friday 2 September 2022, at Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria…
A State Funeral for Mr Abe Shinzo AC, former Prime Minister of Japan, will be held in Japan on Tuesday 27 September 2022. The State Funeral for Mr Abe will be the first held for a former Prime Minister since 1967.
Mr Abe served as…
An ensign is another term for a flag. Originally, an ensign was a flag flown at the stern of a ship to denote nationality. The term ensign is now associated with flags flown by government services…
The Australian Government has released new and updated educational resources to strengthen knowledge of Australia’s national symbols.
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, the Hon Patrick…
A State Funeral Service for the late Sovereign, Elizabeth the Second, will be held at 11 am (British Summer Time) on Monday 19 September 2022, at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. Further information is available on the…
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Australian Government
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The…
The flags of the Australian states all bear the Union Jack on a dark blue background and each is distinguished by a state badge. These flags were created between 1870 and 1904. The territory flags were introduced more recently.…
The National Colonial flag
Captain John Bingle and Captain John Nicholson are credited with the first recorded attempt to design a ‘national’ flag for Australia. Their …
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises a State Memorial Service for Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday 26 February 2023, at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road,…
National Sorry Day: Friday 26 May 2023National Reconciliation Week: Saturday 27 May 2023 to Saturday 3 June 2023National Sorry…
National Sorry Day: Thursday 26 May 2022
National Reconciliation Week: Friday 27 May 2022 to Friday 3 June 2022
National Sorry Day…
The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Memorial Service for Mr Steele Hall will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, 1 July 2024 at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide,…
National Sorry Day: Sunday 26 May 2024National Reconciliation Week: Monday 27 May 2024 to Monday 3 June 2024National Sorry…
National Sorry Day: Monday, 26 May 2025National Reconciliation Week: Tuesday, 27 May 2025 to Tuesday, 3 June 2025National Sorry…
Australia is made up of many distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People groups, each with their own culture, language, beliefs and practices.
There is an estimated 250 autonomous First Nations language groups. The First Nations peoples…
A State Funeral for Ms Fay Miller AM will be held at 10.30am on Friday 26 May 2023 atChrist Church Cathedral, Darwin, Northern Territory (NT).Ms Miller was the Member for Katherine in the NT Parliament from 2003 to 2008, and the Mayor of…
Australian Government agencies maintain capabilities to operationalise their designated roles under national plans. The Australian Government also maintains a…
The Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet advises a State Funeral for Mr Lawrence Costa MLA will be held at 9:00am (Australian Central Standard Time) on Wednesday 1 March 2023, at St Mary’s Star of the Sea…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises a State Memorial Service for Emeritus Professor Derek Denton AC will take place at 11am on Thursday 23 March 2023 at the Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick, Victoria.A pioneer in medical research,…
Australian National Flag Day, proclaimed in 1996 as a national day, celebrates the first time the flag was flown on 3…