Many of the most popular have incorporated a kangaroo into the design but one ... not money.' The current Australian flag was adopted upon the federation of the six British colonies into a nation ...

The image of a “boxing” kangaroo—now a ubiquitous symbol of Australia—first appeared in an 1891 cartoon inspired by exhibitions that pitted man against roo. Australia has a complicated ...

Except it wasn't a rat, but a young kangaroo brought from Australia by Indigenous soldier William Charles Westbury. Lieutenant Horace George Viney of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment recorded the ...