Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate notes:

(a) that 3 September 2017 was Australian National Flag Day which celebrates the occasion the Australian National Flag was first flown in Melbourne in 1901;

(b) the date of 3 September was first recognised as Australian National Flag Day in 1996 by then Governor-General Sir William Deane as the date for commemorating Australia's National Flag;

(c) the Australian National Flag enjoys strong community endorsement as the pre-eminent Australian national symbol; and

(d) the Australian National Flag is an expression of Australia's democratic values such as freedom of speech, rule of law and freedom of association.