Queensland flag redesign
Design and symbolism
The Queensland redesign incorporates the state’s iconic maroon and gold palette, utilising the Australian pale to anchor the Southern Cross.
Maroon and gold
Maroon is the official state colour, paired here with the yellow-gold traditionally associated with Queensland's sun and resources.
The state badge
The light blue Maltese Cross is retained from the existing state badge, with an updated Victorian-era St. Edward's Crown. This represents the tine period the state was proclaimed.
Unique Southern Cross
The Southern Cross is rendered with a bold display of stars of 7 and 8 points, deliberately omitting 6-pointed stars, emphasising the vastness of the state.
Vice-regal standard
The vice-regal standard for the Governor of Queensland reverses the state colours, a yellow pale with maroon stars and a maroon fly featuring the state floral emblem, the Cooktown Orchid.
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia on which these federal divisions are drawn and pay my respects to their Elders, past and present.