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There are six stars on the Australian flag. The five stars on the right hand side of the Australian flag represent the constellation called 'The Southern Cross'. This conste â¦ llation is unique to the southern skies, and was a valuable navigation aid to early sailors.The seven-pointed star beneath the Union Jack is the Commonwealth star, or Federation star.ustralian Flag Meaning The smaller stars represent the constellation called the Southern Cross, visible and distinctive in Australia and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere, so it relates to Australia's geographic position.
The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day.he flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter.