Looking at the flags of the major states and territories of Australia, you notice that one stands out: the flag of Northern Territory. The first flag shown here is that of Australia itself and the rest of the states are very similar. They have the British Jack in the canton and the field is blue. What happened when it came time to design the flag for the Northern Territory? Did they not get the memo? Well, their flag was designed as recently as 1978. The rest of the states were independent British colonies and had their own flag as such. Northern Territory never was a colony and never had their own flag. This problem was solved when the public was asked for designs. Ideas submitted were incorporated in Robert Ingpen's final design. Click on the flags above (including the Northern Territory's unique design) to learn more about each flag. It is important to note that several other territories and islands that are a part of Australia do have different flags. These include the Australian Capital Territory (where the capital Canberra is located), Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island.
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