Australia has bought the copyright of the Aboriginal flag. Now, anyone can use it for free. The copyright was owned by its designer, and a clothing company. People needed permission from them to use the flag. Australia paid $20 million for the copyright. A former Aboriginal politician led the Free the Flag campaign. She was very happy that her flag is free. She said: "The flag represents 50,000 years of history.…It's a magical day for all Australians."

An indigenous artist made the flag in 1971 so Australia's indigenous peoples could have their own flag. It was used to protest for indigenous rights. It became an official national flag of Australia in 1995. The government said: "Over the last 50 years, we…marched under the Aboriginal flag, stood behind it, and flew it high as a point of pride." He added: "All Australians can freely display and use the flag to celebrate indigenous culture."