In Australia, state colours are frequently part of a state or territory's set of state symbols.
Some states have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "state colours" while others have de facto state colours that have become well-known through popular use. State colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the state's flag to the colours used in sports. In particular the Sheffield Shield team caps popularised the usage of single colours to represent each state.
| State/Territory | Flag | Primary colour | Secondary colours | Further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | Blue and gold | |||
| New South Wales | Sky blue | Dark blue and white | see New South Wales rugby league team | |
| Northern Territory | Black, white, and ochre | |||
| Queensland | Maroon | White | see Queensland Maroons | |
| South Australia | Red | Blue and gold | see South Australia Croweaters | |
| Tasmania | Bottle green | Maroon and yellow | see Tasmanian Tigers | |
| Victoria | Navy blue | White and Silver | see Victoria Big V | |
| Western Australia | Gold and Black | see Western Australia Sandgropers |
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“The Australian mind, I can state with authority, is easily boggled.”
—Charles Osborne (b. 1927)
“We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian.”
—Lionel Trilling (1905–1975)
“So different are the colours of life, as we look forward to the future, or backward to the past; and so different the opinions and sentiments which this contrariety of appearance naturally produces, that the conversation of the old and young ends generally with contempt or pity on either side.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)