The Aboriginal flag is now 'freely available for public use'. What does this mean from a legal standpoint?
- Written by Isabella Alexander, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the federal government had “freed the Aboriginal flag for Australians”.
After an extensive social media campaign to #Freetheflag, the federal government has purchased the copyright from Harold Thomas, the Luritja artist who created it more than 50 years ago. The deal reportedly cost...