Time for a new Aussie flag?

Our Flag​

Author: Unknown​

Our Flag wears the stars that blaze at night,
In our Southern skies of blue,
And a little old flag in the corner,
That’s part of our heritage too.​

It’s for the English, the Scots and the Irish,
Who were sent to the ends of the earth,
The rogues and schemers, the doers and dreamers,
Who gave modern Australia its birth.​

And you, who are shouting to change it,
You don’t seem to understand,
It’s the flag of our laws and our language,
Not the flag of a faraway land.​

Though there are plenty of people who'll tell you,
How when Europe was plunged into night,
That little old flag in the corner,
Was their symbol of freedom and light.​

It doesn’t mean we owe allegiance,
To a forgotten imperial dream,
We’ve the stars to show where we’re going,
And the old flag to show where we’ve been.​

It’s only an old piece of bunting,
It’s only an old piece of rag,
But there are thousands who’ve died for its honour,
And shed of their blood for OUR FLAG.​

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Garpal Gumnut said:

Those flags above look ridiculous.

Remember you are picking a flag for a Nation not a bloody footy team or a supermarket frequent flyers card.

We also don't need old had-it bastards like Dick Smith or Ray "Wheeliebin" Martin to decide our flag.

Its either our present Flag or the Eureka Flag imho.

And I'm for the Eureka Flag.

gg

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A HIGH-powered alliance of top Australians has unveiled a new national sporting flag and plans to use it to gatecrash major sporting events.

Ausflag will push for sporting bodies and fans to embrace the green, gold, blue and white flag - still featuring the Southern Cross - and even want it to be raised as the official flag in Olympic Games medal ceremonies.

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Uncle Festivus said:

It's that time of year again - have we grown up yet??

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Miss Hale said:

Thanks Pixel, very funny

I wonder when and why our national colours of green and gold were chosen

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