National colours of Australia

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]

"Green and gold" redirects here. For the ornamental herb, see Green-and-gold. For the county board, see Leitrim GAA.

blue () and maroon (Qld) together have been used by the Australia National Rugby League Team from 1908-1928 and again on commemorative jerseys, and by the Australia National Rugby Union Team from 1899-1929.

NSW

red, white and blue, and

blue and gold.

Uses[edit]

Sports teams[edit]

Teams that wear the green and gold include:

Australian state colours

Coat of arms of Australia

Boxing kangaroo flag

Sharpham, Peter (1994) The Origin of the Green and Gold, Sporting Traditions, 1994.

Australian National Colours: green and gold

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 2004

are Australia's colours in sport always green and gold, whereas other countries use their flag colours?

Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 2012

Australia's pride greeted by a sea of green and gold

National Sports Museum, July 20, 2012 15 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine