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Flag Of Christmas Island
The flag of Christmas Island was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. It was designed by Tony Couch of Sydney, Australia. Design The flag of Christmas Island consists of a green and blue background, split from the top left corner to the bottom right. These colours are intended to represent the land and sea respectively. The Southern Cross constellation appears in the bottom left of the flag similar to the flag of Australia. In the top right, the golden bosun bird (''Phaethon lepturus fulvus'', one of six subspecies of the white-tailed tropicbird) appears. It is considered to be a symbol of the Island. The last motif appears in the centre of the flag on a golden disc is the map of the island in green. The disc itself was originally only included to offset the green colour of the map, but has become linked to the mining industry. History Creation In 1986, the Christmas Island Assembly announced a competition to ...
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Crux
CRUX is a lightweight x86-64 Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users and delivered by a tar.gz-based package system with BSD-style initscripts. It is not based on any other Linux distribution. It also utilizes a ports system to install and upgrade applications. Although '' crux'' is the Latin word for "cross," the choice of the name "CRUX" itself has no meaning. Per Lidén chose it because it "sounded cool," and ends in "X" which puts it in line with various other Unix flavors such as IRIX, Ultrix, Mac OS X and IBM AIX. Installation CRUX does not include a GUI installation program. Instead, the user boots the kernel stored on either a CD or diskette; partitions the hard disk drive(s) to which the operating system An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedu ...
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Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive consists of the prime minister, cabinet ministers and other ministers that currently have the support of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives (the lower house) and also includes the departments and other executive bodies that ministers oversee. The current executive government consists of Anthony Albanese and other ministers of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), in office since the 2022 federal election. The prime minister is the head of the federal government and is a role which exists by constitutional convention, rather than by law. They are appointed to the role by the governor-general (the federal representative of the monarch of Australia). The governor-general normally appoints the parliamentary leader who commands the ...
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Flags Adopted Through Competition
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as " vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade in Arab countr ...
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Southern Cross Flags
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Flags Of Christmas Island
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade in Arab countries. In ...
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Flags Of Australian States And Territories
This is a list of flags of different designs that have been used in Australia. National flags State and territory flags Unofficial territory flags Historic state flags Nationally proclaimed flags of Indigenous peoples Royal and viceregal flags Sovereign Governor-General State governors Local flags Civil ensigns Australian Defence Force Royal Australian Navy Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Australian Border Force Federal and state police Sporting flags Ethnic groups flags Other historical flags See also * List of proposed Australian flags * Flags of the governors of the Australian states * List of Christmas Island Flags * List of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flags * List of Norfolk Island Flags * Advance Australia Fair * Australian flag debate * Flag of New Zealand Notes References

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Flags Introduced In 1986
A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the Maritime flag, maritime environment, where Flag semaphore, semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equival ...
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Flags Of Oceania
This is a gallery of national and subnational flags of Oceania. Flags of Oceanian sovereign states Flags of Oceanian dependencies and other territories Flags of Oceanian sub-divisions States of Australia Territories of Australia Associated states of New Zealand Regions of New Zealand Components of the Federated States of Micronesia Components of French Polynesia States of the United States Flags of Oceanian cities Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Historical flags See also ; Lists of flags of Oceanian countries * List of Australian flags * List of Fijian flags * List of Nauruan flags * List of New Zealand flags * List of Palauan flags * List of Papua New Guinean flags * List of Samoan flags * List of Vanuatuan flags Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Flags Of Oceania Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. O ...
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Flags Of Asia
This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Asia. Supranational and international flags An incomplete list of flags representing intra-Asian international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations: Flags of Asian sovereign states Disputed or partially recognised states Flags of Asian dependencies Flags of Asian sub-divisions China Georgia Iraq Japan Korea Philippines Thailand Russia Uzbekistan Flags of Asian cities Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Historical flags Notes See also * Flags of Africa * Flags of Antarctica * Flags of Europe * Flags of Oceania * Flags of North America * Flags of South America ; Lists of flags of Asian countries * List of Afghan flags * List of Armenian flags * List of Azerbaijani flags * List of Bangladeshi flags * List of Bhutanese flags * List of Bruneian flags * List of Cambodian flags * ...
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Ausflag
Ausflag is an organisation that promotes changing the flag of Australia. It was formed in 1981 by Harold Scruby who has since worked to foster debate on the design of the flag. Prominent Australians that have been involved in the direction of Ausflag include Nicholas Whitlam, Phillip Adams, Cathy Freeman, Malcolm Turnbull, Janet Holmes à Court and Nick Greiner. Former chair of the Australian Republican Movement Malcolm Turnbull left the board of Ausflag in 1994 after being asked for his resignation, and in 2004, he joined the Australian National Flag Association, which opposes any changes to the flag. The group was affiliated with NZFlag, a now defunct trust promoting a redesign of the Flag of New Zealand. Campaigns Ausflag has promoted design competitions for a new flag in 1986 before the bicentenary, in 1993 after Sydney won the right to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in 1998, before the new millennium. In January 2011, the organisation drafted a statement in suppor ...
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Shire Of Christmas Island
The Shire of Christmas Island is a local government area encompassing the Australian external territory of Christmas Island. Under the Christmas Island Act, Western Australian laws apply to the island, including the Local Government Act 1995. It covers an area of 136.7 km2 in the Indian Ocean about 2,360 km north-west of Perth and 500 km south of Java in Indonesia. It has a population of 1,692 (LGA 2021). History The island was previously a British territory administered through Singapore but was transferred to Australia in 1945. After 1958, it was managed by the Christmas Island Assembly and Christmas Island Services Corporation. The Australian Government provides Commonwealth-level government services through the Christmas Island Administration and the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government. As per the Federal Government's Territories Law Reform Act 1992, which came into force on 1 July 1992, Western Australian laws are ...
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