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Black over red with a yellow disc at the centre.
Also known as: Australian Aboriginal Flag, Black red and yellow flag, Thomas flag
The Aboriginal Flag was designed by Harold Thomas, a Luritja man, in 1971. Its designer stated the meanings: black for the Aboriginal people, red for the earth and their relationship to it, and the yellow disc for the sun. It is a proclaimed Flag of Australia.
Denotes Aboriginal Australians, comprising a black upper half, a red lower half and a yellow circle at the centre.
Contexts: Public information
Was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas, a Luritja man, who stated its meanings: black for the people, red for the earth and their relationship to it, yellow for the sun.
Contexts: Public information
Was proclaimed a Flag of Australia under the Flags Act in 1995, and the Commonwealth acquired the copyright in 2022.
Contexts: Public information
A rectangle divided horizontally into a black upper half and a red lower half, with a solid yellow circle centred across the division.