Last modified: 1997-12-10 by giuseppe bottasini
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The Northern Territory doesn't have Blue Duster like all other Australian States. It was the first internal or external Australian territory to adopt a flag post-Federation (1901). The year was 1978, and the Union Jack was fading in significance as an appropriate symbol for Australia. Since the Northern Territory had no flag, it was easy to adopt a design that was not a duster.
There are seven leaves of the flower, for the same reason as there is a seven pointed star in Australian flag: it is a symbol of Federation (six original states + one point for all territories).
Brendan Jones, 1996-03-19