Should Austrlalia change its flag?

No, there's not really a serious proposal on the table to change the flag yet. But the University of Western Sydney conducted a survey to find out which of several options respondents would prefer as a replacement for the current flag.

Australia Day: 'Southern Horizon' most popular alternative to Union Jack flag design, survey finds

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The design, dubbed the Southern Horizon, was voted most popular in a survey of 8,140 people conducted by Western Sydney University. The survey offered respondents a choice of six alternative Australian flag designs. Of those who took part, 6,427 chose a favourite flag. Dr Benjamin T Jones, who oversaw the survey, said the Southern Horizon garnered 31 per cent of the vote, followed closely by the Reconciliation Flag, with 28 per cent. Other designs included in the survey were the well-known Eureka flag (15 per cent), the Golden Wattle (12 per cent), the Sporting flag (7 per cent) and the Southern Cross flag (6 per cent). ... Of the respondents, 64 per cent said they believed the Australian flag should change, while 36 per cent said it should remain the same. Eighty-eight per cent of participants identified as having British, Irish or European heritage, while 3 per cent identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. "Australia has never had a truly democratic process to choose a national flag. The 1901 competition for a flag of government — not a national flag — required a British element and British approval," Dr Jones said. "The response to this survey shows a proper national conversation on the Australian flag and a democratic vote is long overdue."

Australian Flag Proposal (Southern Horizon) [CC BY 3.0 (http://ift.tt/HdA8Wl)], by Bmoxey (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons

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