Let us resolve here and now for the sake of all Canadians that this flag, the highest emblem of our nationhood, will never, ever fly over a divided country. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, 25th ...

where Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Jack flag and declared British sovereignty over half of Australia But for many First Nations people, the arrival of the First Fleet is not a day of ...

At first Australia ... Peter Hoysted is Jack the Insider: a highly placed, dedicated servant of the nation with close ties to leading figures in politics, business and the union movement.

Australia Day marks the day the British raised the Union Jack flag in Sydney Cove in 1788, which was the start of colonisation. January 26 marks the beginning of British colonisation, a painful ...

You will see the welcoming and the recognition of the Australian of the Year, on-court green and gold, the Australian flag as well ... hoisted the Union Jack at Sydney Cove.

In an altered timeline, imagine the French tricolour being hoisted over the Swan River, perhaps also in 1838, as the British Union Jack was being ... (and with no other flags flying over the continent ...

The Union Jack could undergo a massive change if petition ... as the country was a part of England when the flag was initially conceived several centuries ago. Residents are now looking to change ...

The North American Vexillological Association — it brands itself as the world’s largest club for flag enthusiasts — has settled on five basic rules for good flag design. They even distilled the rules ...

He said a lot of people liked the display in his front yard. Former Royal Australian Navy medic Letty Casey said she flew the flag at her Lowood home because of her links to the military.

The largest Australian flag is set to be hoisted on Australia Day at a mosque in Sydney, surpassing the one flying atop of Parliament House. Picture: Supplied The flag measures 16m x 8m.