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National colours of Australia
Colours representing Australia, which are green and gold / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Green and gold" redirects here. For the ornamental herb, see Green-and-gold. For the county board, see Leitrim GAA.
The national colours of Australia are green and gold.[1] They were formally adopted by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 April 1984 in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; on advice from Prime Minister Bob Hawke.[2]
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