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Flower of Australia - Golden wattles (Acacia pycnantha) make up part of the Australian Coat of Arms. The colours of wattles - green and gold - represent many sporting teams.

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Animal of Australia - Red kangaroos (Megaleia rufa) are the largest of all kangaroos and therefore the largest marsupial. It's found all throughout Australia. 

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Bird of Australia - Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are the largest native bird. Like kangaroos, emus cannot walk backwards, being the perfect representation of 'Advancing Australia Fair'.

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Flag of Australian Capital Territory - The ACT flag consists of blue and gold which are the colours of Canberra city, it also features the Southern Cross and the ACT Coat Of Arms. This flag was designed by Ivo Ostyn.

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Flower of ACT - Royal bluebells (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) can be found throughout the Australian Alps, and although small, this wildflower produces a rich blue colour.

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Gang-gang cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum) were adopted as the faunal emblem of ACT in 1997.

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Flag of New South Wales - Upon the original British Blue Ensign, like all other state flags, NSW has a badge including the Cross of St George, a golden lion passant-guardant and eight-pointed gold stars on each arm.

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Flower of NSW - Waratahs (Telopea speciosissima) are a large, scarlet flower that grows in the bush, and is a legally protected species.

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Animal of NSW - The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of five monotreme species, all of which are native to Australia - including the other four that are all species of echidna.

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Bird of NSW - Kookaburras (Dacelo gigas) are known for sitting in the old gum tree, but they have been the official bird emblem of NSW since 1971.

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Flag of Northern Territory - The Northern Territory flag portrays the Southern Cross and the flower emblem in black red and white. It was designed by artist Robert Ingpen AM.

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Flower of NT - The Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) is an arid plant that grows in the southern parts of NT. It was adopted as the flower emblem in 1974.

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Animal of NT - Like the national animal emblem, NT's territorial animal emblem is the red kangaroo.

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Bird of NT - Wedge-tailed eagle (Uroaëtus audax) is Australia's largest bird of prey with an average wingspan of 2.5m. 

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Flag of Queensland - The badge on QLD's flag consists of a Royal Crown superimposed on a Maltese Cross. The design was established in 1876.

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Flower of QLD - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum) was chosen as the state flower through a public opinion poll during the centenary year.

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Animal of QLD - Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) were chosen as the state animal emblem in the same way as the flower - public opinion poll - in 1971.

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Bird of QLD - Brolgas (Grus rubicunda) are native to Queensland and are best known for their expressive mating dances.

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Flag of South Australia - SA's state flag includes the badge that consists of the Rising Sun with the state bird wings spread.

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Flower of SA - Sturt’s desert peas (Swainsona formosa) are strikingly unique flowers that grow over a greater range of SA than almost any other plant.

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Animal of SA - The hairy-nosed wombat  (Lasiorhinus latifrons) is an indigenous marsupial, and is protected in Australia.

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Bird of SA - The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina leuconota) is also known as the piping shrike.

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Flag of Tasmania - The Tasmanian flag's badge consists of a red lion within a white circle.

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Flower of TAS - Tasmanian flowering blue gums (Eucalyptus globulus) were discovered in 1799, and adopted as the state floral emblem in 1962.

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Animal of TAS - Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are the world's largest remaining carnivorous marsupial since the Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, now extinct.

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Flag of Victoria - As VIC was the first Australian Colony to have its own flag it is almost the same as the national flag, only with the Royal Crown above a smaller Southern Cross.

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Flower of VIC - The common heath (Epacris impressa) was actually first discovered in Tasmania, but became the state floral emblem of VIC in 1958.

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Animal of VIC - The Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) only lives in VIC and is currently critically endangered, protected under law.

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Bird of VIC - Helmeted honeyeaters (Meliphaga cassidix) can only be found in a small region outside of Melbourne, restricted to a small area on Woori Yallock Creek.

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Flag of Western Australia - The state flag's badge consists of the silhouette of the state's bird emblem inside a yellow circle.

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Flower of WA - Red-and-green kangaroo paws (Anigozanthos manglesii) are striking for its metallic green, furry flowers and red stems. It was first collected from the Swan River Colony during early settlement.

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Animal of WA - The numbat, or banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial with attractive stripes on its back and is currently confined to the south-west of WA.

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Bird of WA - Black swans (Cygnus atratus) were first discovered in WA in the late 17th century by a Dutch discoverer and was a symbol of the impossible come true.

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