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King Charles III will be crowned on Saturday 6 May 2023.The Coronation is a religious ceremony that has remained largely unchanged for over 1,000 years and takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. It has 3 main purposes.It…
The Prime Minister has announced a National Day of Mourning for Australia on Thursday 22 September 2022 for the late Sovereign, Elizabeth the Second. Further information is available in the Prime…
The Australian Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag were proclaimed flags of Australia under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 on 14 July 1995.The Australian…
The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that a Police Funeral for Brevet Sergeant Jason Christopher Doig will take place at 11.00am on Monday, 4 December 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre…
This year marks the 22nd anniversary of Australian Citizenship Day. It is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate Australian citizenship. Further information is available on the Department…
This year’s Australian National Flag Day, on 3 September 2022, marks 121 years since the Australian National…
A State Funeral for the Honourable Gerard (Gerry) Leslie Hand will take place at 1.00 pm on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at St Ignatius’ Church, 326 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria.In 1983, Mr Hand was elected to the House of…
A State Funeral for the Honourable Simon Crean will be held at 11.00 am on Thursday 20 July 2023 at St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria.In 1990, Mr Crean was elected the Member for Hotham in Victoria. He was later…
A State Funeral Service for the Honourable Kevin Andrews will take place at 11.00 am on Monday, 23 December 2024 at St Patrick's Cathedral, 1 Cathedral Place, Melbourne, Victoria.In 1991, Mr Andrews was elected the Member for Menzies in…
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…
NAIDOC Week has come to a close and with it, we take the opportunity to show how PM&C employees embraced this year’s theme of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
We were privileged to have Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Violet Sheridan begin our week of…
More information on flag protocols is available in the Australian flags booklet, which is also available from your Federal Member of Parliament or Senator.When setting up flags for a conference or bilateral…
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…
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 flag
The Northern Territory flag was flown for the first time at a ceremony in Darwin on 1 July 1978 marking the grant of self‑government.
It includes the 3…
On the first day of September each year, Australians wear sprays of wattle to celebrate National Wattle Day. National Wattle Day was officially…
Australia has a system of honours and awards to recognise excellence, achievement and meritorious service or contributions to our society. The Australian honours system awards those citizens who have contributed to a better society…
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…
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. On Christmas Day 1974, a severe tropical cyclone devastated Darwin, the Northern Territory’s capital city. The Northern Territory Government has requested half-…
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.…