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List of symbols of states and territories of Australia

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This is a list of the symbols of the states and territories of Australia. Each state and territory has a unique set of official symbols, as well as the national symbols of Australia.

States

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State   Coat of arms   Badge   Floral   Bird    Mammal   Fish   Motto   Colours   Gem / Mineral   Fossil   Tartan[Note 1]  Main article  
New South Wales
New South Wales		 Coat of arms of New South Wales
Coat of arms of New South Wales		 Badge of New South Wales
 Waratah
Waratah		 Kookaburra
Kookaburra		 Platypus
Platypus		 Eastern blue groper
Blue groper		 Orta recens quam pura nites
Newly risen how brightly you shine		 Sky blue
 		 Black opal
Black Opal		 Mandageria fairfaxir[1] New South Wales tartan
New South Wales tartan		 Symbols of New South Wales
Queensland
Queensland 		Coat of arms of Queensland
Coat of arms of Queensland 		Badge of Queensland
 Cooktown orchid
Cooktown orchid 		Brolga
Brolga 		Koala
Koala climbing tree 		Barrier reef anemone fish
Barrier reef anemone fish 		Audax at Fidelis
Bold but Faithful		 Maroon
  		Sapphire
Sapphire[2] 		Muttaburrasaurus langdoni[3]
Muttaburrasaurus 		Queensland tartan
Queensland tartan 		Symbols of Queensland
South Australia
South Australia		 Coat of arms of South Australia
Coat of arms of South Australia		 Badge of South Australia
 Sturt's desert pea
Sturt's desert pea		 Piping shrike
Bird illustration by Elizabeth Gould for Birds of Australia, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own facsimile book82 		Hairy nosed wombat
Hairy nosed wombat		 Leafy seadragon
Leafy seadragon		 - Blue, red and gold
   		 Opal(State Gemstone)
OpalBornite(State Mineral)
Bornite		 Spriggina floundersi
Spriggina floundersi[4]		 South Australian tartan
South Australian tartan		 Symbols of South Australia
Tasmania
Tasmania		 Coat of arms of Tasmania
Coat of arms of Tasmania		 Badge of Tasmania
 Tasmanian blue gum
Tasmanian blue gum		 - Tasmanian devil
Tasmanian Devil		 - Ubertas et fidelitas
Fertility and Faithfulness		 Bottle green, yellow and maroon
   		 Crocoite
Crocoite[5]		 - Tasmanian tartan
Tasmanian tartan		 Symbols of Tasmania
Victoria
Victoria		 Coat of arms of Victoria
 Badge of Victoria
 Common (pink) heath
Common (pink) heath		 Helmeted honeyeater
Helmeted honeyeater		 Leadbeater's possum
Leadbeater's possum		 Weedy seadragon
Weedy seadragon		 Peace and Prosperity Navy blue and silver
  		 Gold
Replica of Welcome Nugget at Museums Victoria		 Koolasuchus Cleelandi
Koolasuchus Cleelandi[6]		 Victorian tartan
Victorian tartan		 Symbols of Victoria
Western Australia
Western Australia		 Coat of arms of Western Australia
Coat of arms of Western Australia		 Badge of Western Australia
 Red and green kangaroo paw
Red and green kangaroo paw		 Black swan
Black swan		 Numbat
Numbat		 Whale shark
Whale shark
Whale shark
 - Gold and black
  		 - Gogo fish
Gogo fish[7]		 Western Australia tartan
Western Australia tartan		 Symbols of Western Australia

Territories

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Territory   Coat of arms   Floral   Bird   Animal   Motto   Colours   Fossil   Tartan   Main article  
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory		 Coat of arms of Canberra[Note 2]
Coat of arms of Canberra		 Royal bluebell
Royal bluebell		 Gang-gang cockatoo
Gang-gang cockatoo		 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Brush-tailed-rock-wallaby-4		 For the King, the Law and the People Blue and gold
  		 Batocara mitchelli'[8] City of Canberra tartan[Note 3]
City of Canberra tartan		 Symbols of Australian Capital Territory[9]
Northern Territory
Northern Territory		 Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory		 Sturt's desert rose
Sturt's desert rose		 Wedge-tailed eagle
Wedge-tailed eagle		 Red kangaroo
Red kangaroo		 - Black, white and red ochre
   		 - - Symbols of the Northern Territory[10]
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island		 Coat of arms of Norfolk Island
Coat_of_arms_of_Norfolk_Island		 Phillip Island Hibiscus
Philip Island Hibiscus		 Norfolk Island Green Parrot
Norfolk parakeet		 - Inasmuch Green and sky blue
  		 - - -

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ All of the State tartans are registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as district tartans. However, only some of them have been officially adopted, approved or procured by the relevant State. For more information, see District tartans of Australia.
  2. ^ The ACT has no arms, but as the governments of the territory and city are unified, the city's arms are used as though they were the territory's.
  3. ^ The City of Canberra tartan is registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as a fashion tartan. It has not been officially adopted by the ACT government, but has that government's support. The tartan is also used by Canberra's official town crier. For more information, see District tartans of Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Government of New South Wales website. "State Emblems of NSW". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Queensland's new State fossil emblem". Queensland Government. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ Department of the Premier and Cabinet Website. "Using the state insignia and emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ Victorian Government Website. "Victoria's state emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ Western Australia Government Website. "Symbols of Western Australia". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ Batocara mitchelli Inspiring the ACT. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ Government of Northern Territory. "Official symbols and emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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