South Australia flag redesign
Design and symbolism
The redesign for South Australia uses the state’s official colour palette of red, navy, and gold. The navy Australian pale provides a deep anchor for the dark gold Southern Cross, while the red fly creates a striking contrast. The composition integrates the state’s fauna symbol as part of the unified system.
Red, navy and gold
These colours represent the official state identity of South Australia, reflecting the landscape and heritage.
Piping shrike
The badge features the white-backed magpie, or piping shrike, with its wings outstretched, retained from the existing state badge but simplified by the removal of the red and green staff.
Southern skies
The Southern Cross features stars with 6, 7 and 8 stars.The largest eight-pointed star is positioned at the bottom of the constellation to emphasise the South in South Australia.
Vice-regal standard
The vice-regal standard for the Governor of South Australia maintains the red fly while transposing the hoist colours to follow heraldic metal-first pattern in the other states. The Australian pale is gold with navy stars, while the fly features the Sturt's desert pea as the state floral emblem within a gold disc.
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.