How five everyday Aussies designed our flag 125 years ago today

from 2GB Afternoons with Michael McLaren · host 2GB

From a 14-year-old schoolboy to forgotten working-class entrants, Speaker Milton Dick honours the everyday Australians who created our national symbol in a 1901 competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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