The official Australian South Sea Islander flag was initially designed with the ASSI community and executive of the then 1994 Australian South Sea Islander United Council who had branches all along the east coast of Australia together to lobby for National recognition of ASSIs.
There was a recognised need for a flag that would stand with distinction alongside other flags and represent the ASSI community.
The flags design by choice, compliments the national Australian flag in sizing and representation. The colour scheme incorporates colours resonant to people with forebears of which the three quarters of the trade were taken from the 83 islands of Vanuatu and are represented through colours green, gold and black, a third of the trade was from the Solomon Islands represented with blue, white, green. The overall flag is inclusive other parts of the South Pacific affected by Blackbirding as we are connected through the ocean blue and white stars.
Today, this flag is a sense of pride for all ASSI communities.