The Southern Horizon is not only aesthetically pleasing, it also incorporates our national colours of green and gold to represent our deserts, beaches, and grasslands. It also adds the Southern Cross, the night sky, and Federation Star from the current flag design. Thus, the Southern Horizon not only represents both continuity and change, it also shows no preference for any cultural, social, or ethnic group, thus being a flag which can unite our multicultural society.

Furthermore, in flag protocol, the place of honour on a flag is in the canton, or upper quarter nearest the hoist. Thus, on the current Australian flag the flag of another country (UK) has the place of honour. Furthermore the Federation Star (which symbolizes the Australian Commonwealth) is currently placed in the subservient position below the Union Jack. This is a hangover from our colonial past and is utterly inappropriate to our independence and sovereignty in the 21st century.

This new flag overcomes this by placing the Federation Star in the canton, the place of honour.

It's time for a flag to represent all Australians!