The Australian government has bought the Aboriginal flag's copyright in a bid to "free" the symbol of identity from bitter fights over who can use it. Indigenous artist Harold Thomas created the ...

Children hold the Aboriginal Flag at a Black Deaths in Custody Rally at Town Hall in Sydney on 10 April 2021. Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsika The Australian Government has secured a copyright ...

The Australian government has bought the copyright of the Aboriginal flag in a bid to “free” the symbol of indigenous pride from disputes over who can use it. Indigenous artist Harold Thomas ...

SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted ...

The Australian government has paid A$20m (£11m) to acquire the copyright to the Aboriginal flag and transfer it to public hands for the first time in a move to end long-running bitter disputes ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the deal will “protect the integrity of the Aboriginal Flag, in line with Harold Thomas’ wishes.” The image will be treated the same way as ...

While there is no need for anyone to get permission to use the Australian flag, so long as they abide by the guidelines respecting its use, this is not the case for the Aboriginal flag.

In 1995, the Australian government granted the Australian Aboriginal flag the status of ‘Flag of Australia’, recognising the flag of Aboriginal peoples of Australia and a flag of significance ...

Australia’s Aboriginal flag will replace the New South Wales state flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge, after officials scrapped a 25 million Australian dollar ($17 million) scheme that would have ...