Should the Australian flag be changed?

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Originally Posted by gtxb67

the flag was made when we were still very much a british based colony/country. that is why it has a british flavour to it. why change for the sake of it - and since all of the designs that take away those horrible british colours look like a patchwork quilt, why would we need to change it. and of course in 20 years time it would be need to change again, because the new generation of australians would not like it

Cos we keep hearing how mature and multicultural we are.
How much a part of the region we are, not just a far flung colony that the Poms use to test bombs in or swell their armed forces when they need to.

That if we want to be taken more seriously on the world stage we need our own head of state and own flag.