Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million ...

SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted ...

The flag had been at the center of a dispute, but the move allows anyone to reproduce its design without seeking permission or paying a fee. By Yan Zhuang MELBOURNE, Australia — When Laura Thompson, ...

The Australian Embassy in Dublin became the first embassy in the world to fly the Aboriginal flag in a special digital ceremony on March 5. The flag was raised alongside the Australian flag at the ...

For five decades, Australia’s Indigenous peoples have raised a black, red and yellow flag to represent their identity. Because of copyright law, however, the flag has not been free for all to use.

MELBOURNE, July 7 (Reuters) - Global soccer governing body FIFA has agreed to requests from Australia and New Zealand to display Indigenous flags at the Women's World Cup, the co-hosts said on Friday.

Sam Neill, a veteran actor best known in his role as Dr. Alan Grant from the Jurassic Park franchise, found himself reminiscing on an earlier role thanks to an eagle-eyed fan. In the 1997 film Event ...

Isabella Alexander receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She has also received funding from the State Library of NSW. There is growing disquiet and anger about restrictions on how the ...