The story of the Australian flag in its current form, as described by our colleague Ninos Kako, began with the formation of the Confederation in 1901. A competition was held in which 32,000 ...

Australian lawmakers have banned the performance of the Nazi salute in public and outlawed the display or sale of Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into ...

The image of a “boxing” kangaroo—now a ubiquitous symbol of Australia—first appeared in an 1891 cartoon inspired by exhibitions that pitted man against roo. Australia has a complicated ...