Australia Red Ensign

The Australian Red Ensign is a variant of the Australian National Flag with a red field replacing the blue field. The Australian Red Ensign has its roots in the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition which asked for two entries - a flag for the Commonwealth Government and a flag for the merchant navy. The Flags Act 1953 specifies the Blue Ensign as the Australian National Flag and the Red Ensign as the merchant shipping flag.

The Australian Red Ensign attached to a vessel on the water in Queensland, Australia