Australian Flag Society
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Australian Flag Society
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| National Convenor | Nigel Morris (since 2008) |
| Founded | 4 July 2001 [As Australian National Flag Association (ACT) Inc] |
| Headquarters | PO Box 743 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 2380 |
| Ideology | National conservatism |
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The Australian Flag Society (AFS) was founded as an advocacy group to argue the case for a referendum and constitutional elevation for the existing flag of Australia.
The website of the AFS states the following aims and objectives:
The AFS is currently unincorporated; it was originally constituted as the Australian Capital Territory branch of the Australian National Flag Association (ANFA). However, on 15 July 2003, affiliation with ANFA was severed, and the organisation rebranded.
Under the AFS constitution (adopted 25 October 2008), the National Convenor may admit voting rights members and appoint from among their number officers of the Executive Council. In addition, members of the general public are able to subscribe to the AFS as supporters free of charge.
In conjunction with Australian National Flag Day 2012, the AFS began an annual flag day charity appeal, making sales of postcards, flag related merchandise and receiving donations towards a gift and bereavement fund for wounded members of the Australian Defence Force.
In December 2016 the AFS launched Australian Christian Broadcasting as a news wire service focusing on biblical eschatology and current world events.
It is the position of the AFS that the Australian constitution and national flag are both of divine inspiration.
Morris secured federal funding for the distribution of the "Our National Flag ... since 1901" video kit to all primary schools in Australia in 2002.
The AFS proposed 22 August be proclaimed as "Captain Cook Day" in 2005 to commemorate the day explorer James Cook laid claim to the east coast of Australia as New South Wales on Possession Island in the name of King George III.
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