Australian flag-change champions aflutter ahead of Scottish independence vote

By Patrick Begley
Updated September 17 2014 - 2:13am, first published September 16 2014 - 5:56pm
The long campaign: Fred Rieben has spent 15 years promoting his flag design. Photo: Robert Peet
The long campaign: Fred Rieben has spent 15 years promoting his flag design. Photo: Robert Peet
'This design has flair': Fred Rieben has distributed 80,000 stickers depicting his alternative flag. Photo: Robert Peet
'This design has flair': Fred Rieben has distributed 80,000 stickers depicting his alternative flag. Photo: Robert Peet
Outdated? The Australian flag. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Outdated? The Australian flag. Photo: Jeffrey Chan