Ivor's flag design featured the Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom. The Southern Cross, well that's a constellation that can always been seen from Australia and the six-pointed star for each of the six states. Oh, and don't worry NT and ACT an extra point was later added just for you. The flag was first flown on the 3rd of September 1901. Although it didn't become our official flag until 1954 and of course the rest is history.

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KID 3: If we're going to change the Australian flag it should be to yellow and green 'cause all the Australian sport kits are yellow and green.

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These days the flag is everywhere from here, to here and here. And every year we celebrate its birthday on the 3rd of September. But for a long time there has been a debate about whether the Aussie flag might be a bit outdated. The main problem for some people is this bit, the Union Jack. As I mentioned it's still the national flag of another country and while Australia's still part of the Commonwealth, it hasn't been part of Great Britain for a long time. Many say the Union Jack doesn't represent a lot of Australians, including Indigenous people. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people it's a reminder of their land being invaded.

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KID 1: I think it's a really good like design and if it was changed I don't think that would be a very good idea because it's been there for so long. It's represented us so why would we just change it out of the blue?

IVOR: Well I could use blue because it's calming, the Southern Cross because it's darling and I definitely want to use the Union Jack.

Plus, there's the fact that Australia's flag looks like a lot like the flags of other countries and territories. Which can make ceremonies like this a little confusing. A few years ago, New Zealand actually had a vote on whether or not to change their flag, but they decided to stick with the original and many people in Australia feel the same way. Some say it's an important part of Australia's history and it's a recognisable symbol that a lot of Aussies are proud of. So, what do you think?

JACK: That's better, right where were we. The year was 1901, Australia had just become a federation and the Prime Minister at the time, Sir Edmund Barton, announced a competition to design a brand-new flag for this brand-new nation. Out of the almost 33 thousand entries, Ivor's won.