Early in September Australia commemorated two of its national symbols. September 1 was National Wattle Day, in recognition of Australia’s national floral emblem, the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha).

Hundreds of Australians are advocating for a new national flag that would unite us all under one banner, after Peter Dutton declared he would not stand in front of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

There was a push to criminalise desecrating the flag after one was burned at a Brisbane rally in an act slammed by the federal and state government as “divisive”. Thousands of people flocked to ...