Australian government buys copyright to Aboriginal flag in $20m deal

The federal government said the agreement also includes a payment to Thomas to secure the copyright, the establishment of an annual $100,000 scholarship in Thomas’s name for Indigenous students, and the commonwealth donating royalties from sales of the Aboriginal flag to the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee .

“The Aboriginal flag will now be managed in a similar manner to the Australian national flag, where its use is free, but must be presented in a respectful and dignified way.”The prime minister said the flag could now be used on sports jerseys, shirts, websites, paintings, reproduced on sporting grounds and used “in any other medium without having to ask for permission or pay a fee”.

In a statement to Guardian Australia, a spokesperson for Wyatt’s office confirmed the commonwealth had paid millions of dollars as part of the transfer.

Good job ScottMorrisonMP

why did we need to buy it? it was them that r loud pushing all councils n states to put up their flags It is crazy 1 nation but has 2 flags

Biggest waste of tax payer money ever.

Are your kidding me ! Is there an election due This grubby mob are so predictable . A little election kick along on how passionate are we about reconciliation !Another great marketing announcement on the dawn of the election ! Is this from $16.5 m unannounced budget war-chest?

SueAnneHunter This is awful

FINALLY!!!

Getting them out if the self imposed shit again.

First thing tomorrow: how dare the illegitimate government of our land's invaders own our precious flag.

Please put it where the union jack sits on the Australian flag.

Burn the thing

I hope this should mean that the issue of it being able to represent and fly in Australian government institutions, like the parliament, is no longer held behind an issue of copyright.

Who benefited that 20 millions!! AustraliaDay

That will solve plenty of problems...Yeah

If I’m remembering correctly the flag was previously privately owned right?

WTH?

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