The Conversation

The Aboriginal flag is now ‘freely available for public use’. What does this mean from a legal standpoint?

Isabella Alexander receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the federal government had “freed the Aboriginal flag for Australians”.
Northern Territory News

Indigenous companies told to stop using the Aboriginal flag over copyright issues

WAM Clothing was given exclusive rights to reproduce the Aboriginal flag on clothing by Luritja artist Harold Thomas who designed the flag in 1971. The company was founded by non-indigenous owners ...
The New York Times

Australian Government Buys Copyright to Indigenous Flag

The flag had been at the center of a dispute, but the move allows anyone to reproduce its design without seeking permission or paying a fee. By Yan Zhuang MELBOURNE, Australia — When Laura Thompson, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

NSW council votes to stop flying Indigenous flags and enforce permissions for Welcome to Country

NSW's Federation Council has voted to stop flying the Indigenous flag in its chambers and on its flagpoles. The council says removing Indigenous flags and insisting on permission to conduct a Welcome ...