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The Australian National Flag has blue background and three elements: the Southern Cross, the Commonwealth Star and the Union Jack.

The Southern Cross is a representation of Australia’s geographical position because this group of five stars can only be seen from the southern hemisphere.

The Union Jack acknowledges the history of Australia as the British settlement demonstrating loyalty to the British Empire.

The Commonwealth Star is positioned under the Union Jack and has seven points signifying the unity of the six original states of the Commonwealth of Australia:
New South Wales, NSW
Victoria, VIC
Queensland, QLD
Tasmania, TAS
South Australia, SA
Western Australia, WA
The seventh point of the Commonwealth Star was introduced in 1908 to represent the Territory of Papua and any future states and territories