The national colours of Australia are...?...?

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cborg76

Australia's national colours are green and gold.

About the national colours

Long associated with Australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. Gold conjures images of the country's beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and the fleece of Australian wool. Green evokes the forests, gum trees and pastures of the Australian landscape.

Green and gold are the colours of Australia's national floral emblem - the golden wattle.

History

Since the late 1800s green and gold have been popularly accepted as the national sporting colours, both locally and around the world. In 1984 green and gold were formally recognised as the national colours. The Government's decision was prompted by widespread community support for official recognition of the time-honoured green and
gold. Prior to 1984 three colour combinations unofficially represented Australia:

red, white and blue
blue and gold, and
green and gold.

Red, white and blue are the colours of the Australian National Flag and the first version of the Commonwealth Coat Of Arms.

Blue and gold have heraldic significance as the colour of the wreath in the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, which was granted by royal warrant in 1908. In 1975 blue and gold were selected as the colours of the ribbon of the Order of Australia.

In 1984 green and gold were formally recognised as the national colours.

Use of the national colours

Australians are unrestricted in their use of the national colours. Green and gold may be used in any design or arrangement of colour, emphasising the green or gold. To use them correctly, the two colours are placed together, unbroken by another colour.
SOURCE: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

cc_of_0z

The National Sporting colours of Australia are C. Green and Gold. These are the colours from our sporting flag - the Boxing Kangaroo.

The colours of the national flag are Red White and Blue, which are often used in national uniforms.

Black yellow and red are the colours of the Aboriginal flag.

Dropkick Murphys

c - Green and Gold

ll_jenny_ll here

ahhhhhhhhhhh I see a bit of confusion here.. lol

For a long time I believed our national colours were those in the Flag .. RED WHITE AND BLUE ...

BUT our national colours are in fact GREEN and GOLD

fruitsalad

It's c, all our sporting teams wear it

Blingcosa

green and gold

personally, I like black & silver

amanda R

Our flag clolours are blue, white and red, though our national sporting colours are green and gold.

jade=)

green and gold
red white blue is just the flag, green and gold are what's in our hearts

Vanessa G

green and gold

SafÃ¿re

If you are referring to the "colours" our sports teams wear, it's green and gold. However, the "national colours" of Australia are red, white and blue (as reflected in our flag). And to further complicate the matter, if you are referring to the "true colours" of Australia (as reflected in the flag of the indigenous peoples), then the "national" colours of Australia are most definitely, black, yellow and red.

So about the only incorrect option you have listed above is A.

bstt0012

C. green and gold

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