Australia vs New Zealand flag: how to tell them apart
Both are blue with the Union Jack in the corner. Australia has white stars, including a large Commonwealth Star under the Union Jack, while New Zealand has four red stars with white borders and nothing under the Union Jack.
How to tell them apart
Star colour
Australia's stars are all white. New Zealand's four stars are red with white borders.
Number of Southern Cross stars
Australia's Southern Cross has five stars. New Zealand's has four.
The big star under the Union Jack
Australia has a large white seven-pointed Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. New Zealand has nothing there.
Star points
New Zealand's stars all have five points. On Australia's flag, four Southern Cross stars have seven points and one small star has five.
Bert's facts
- Australia: Australia is both a country and the smallest continental landmass.
- New Zealand: In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country where women could vote in parliamentary elections.
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