Culture：1.Nationsymbol：WhentheAustraliancoloniesfederatedon1January1901,anofficialcompetitionforadesignforanAustralianflagwasheld.ThedesignthatwasadoptedcontainstheUnionFlagintheleftcorner,symbolisingAustraliashistoricallinkstotheUnitedKingdom,thestarsoftheSouthernCrossontherighthalfoftheflagindicatingAustraliasgeographicallocation,andtheseven-pointedFederationStarinthebottomleftrepresentingthesixstatesandtheterritoriesofAustralia.OtherofficialflagsincludetheAustralianAboriginalFlag,theTorre
