Australia’s Aboriginal flag will replace the New South Wales state flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge, after officials scrapped a multi-million-dollar scheme that would have accommodated both.

Australia’s Aboriginal flag will replace the New South Wales state flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge, after officials scrapped a multi-million-dollar scheme that would have accommodated both.

The Aboriginal flag will fly permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a "healing process" and reconciliation efforts with Australia's indigenous community, New South Wales Premier ...

The Aboriginal flag’s copyright had been retained by Mr Thomas, unlike the national flags, whose rights are held by Commonwealth and are free to be used by the people.

Ownership is a loaded term for Aboriginal people, whose lives have been defined by being denied ownership of their land and their children. In many ways, the "freeing" of the Aboriginal flag can ...

The red, yellow and black Aboriginal flag was created by Harold Thomas, an Indigenous artist, in 1971 to lead a march for Aboriginal rights. It quickly became a unifying symbol for Australia’s ...

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 ...

The Australian Government has spent $20 million to buy the rights to the Aboriginal flag, making it free for everyone to replicate and sell it — but some have pointed out that this news isn’t ...

The reason is that the Aboriginal flag is a copyright work owned by the artist who created it over 40 years ago – Luritja man Harold Thomas. Harold Thomas photographed in 2016.

The artist who designed the Aboriginal flag, a national symbol of Aboriginal Australia, agrees to transfer copyright to the Commonwealth for it to be used "unaltered, proudly and without restriction".

The flag can now be used on sports jerseys, sporting grounds and websites without payment of a fee . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.