<Li> The white diagonal St Andrew's Cross of Scotland </Li> <Li> The red diagonal St Patrick's Cross of Ireland </Li> <P> The Union Flag is thought to symbolise Australia's history as six British colonies and the principles upon which the Australian Federation is based, although a more historic view sees its inclusion in the design as demonstrating loyalty to the British Empire . </P> <P> The Commonwealth Star, also known as the Federation Star, originally had six points, representing the six federating colonies . In 1908, a seventh point was added to symbolise the Papua and any future territories . Another rationale for the change was to match the star used on the Coat of Arms, which was created in the same year . The Commonwealth Star does not have any official relation to Beta Centauri, despite the latter's brightness and location in the sky; however, the 1870 version of the flag of South Australia featured the "pointer" stars, Alpha and Beta Centauri . </P>

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