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Indigenous
Harold Thomas made the
in 1971. He wanted Australia's indigenous
to have their own flag. It was used as a
for indigenous rights. However, it became widely used and became an official national flag of Australia in 1995. The
said: "Over the last 50 years, we made Harold Thomas'
our own. We marched under the Aboriginal flag, stood behind it, and flew
high as a point of
." He added: "In reaching this
...all Australians can freely display and use the flag to celebrate indigenous
."