Torres Strait Islander flag

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The Torres Strait Islander flag is an official Flag of Australia, and is the flag that represents Torres Strait Islander people. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who was at the time a 15-year old school student from Thursday Island. It won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council, and was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992. The Government of Australia granted it Flag of Australia status, under the Flags Act 1953, in July 1995.

The green stripes at the top and the bottom of the flag represent the land, and the blue stripe in the centre represents the waters of the Torres Strait. The thin black stripes between the blue and green segments represent the Torres Strait Islanders themselves. The white five-pointed star at the centre of the flag represents the five major island groups, and the white headdress around it also represents the Torres Strait Islands people.

List of Australian flags		Image:Flag of Australia.svg
Australian:	Image:Australia flag large.png National Flag | Image:Australian Royal Standard.gif Royal Standard | Image:New South Wales Governors flag.png Governors of the States | Image:Australian aboriginal flag.png Aboriginal | Image:Torres Strait Islander flag.png Torres Strait Islander
State and Territories:	Image:Australian Capital Territory flag.png Australian Capital Territory | Image:New South Wales flag.png New South Wales | Image:Northern Territory flag.png Northern Territory | Image:Queensland flag.png Queensland | Image:South Australia flag.png South Australia | Image:Tasmania flag.png Tasmania | Image:Victoria flag.png Victoria | Image:Western Australia flag.png Western Australia
Ensigns:	Image:Australian-Red-Ensign.png Red Ensign | Image:Royal-Australian-Navy-Ensign.png Navy Ensign | Image:Australian Air Force Flag.png Air Force Ensign
Others:	Image:Bowmanflagsmall.jpg Bowman Flag | Image:Eureka Flag.png Eureka Flag | Image:Flag Australia NSW Ensign.png Australian Federation Flag

External links

• Official Australian Government website flag description (brief).