Australia has a compelling story to tell as an independent and incredibly successful country. Yet its current flag doesn’t reflect this. The two days sit in contrast to each other. One is uniquely ...

Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million ...

That shock, of course, is part of the appeal: the act wounds precisely because the flag embodies what so many Australians hold sacred. The recent street violence against police defending a March for ...