August 30, 2023 – Australia and the Northern Territory

Today, the flags of the Commonwealth of Australia and its Northern Territory fly.

The flag of the Northern Territory was adopted in 1978, when the territory received self governance. It is the only state or territorial flag in Australia not to feature the color blue. Quoting the Northern Territory government’s web site,

“”It includes the three official NT colours – black, white and red ochre (PMS 159) – and a stylised version of the Territory’s floral emblem, the Sturt’s Desert Rose. The Desert Rose on the red ochre panel has seven petals with a seven-pointed star in the centre, symbolising the six Australian states and the NT. The five white stars sitting on the black panel on the left of the flag represent the Southern Cross.”