Senator SMITH (Western Australia—Deputy Government Whip in the Senate) (16:40): I move: That the Senate notes: (a) that 3 September 2017 was Australian National Flag Day which celebrates the occasion the Australian National Flag was first flown in Melbourne in 1901; (b) the date of 3 September was first recognised as Australian National Flag Day in 1996 by then Governor-General Sir William Deane as the date for commemorating Australia's National Flag; (c) the Australian National Flag enjoys strong community endorsement as the pre-eminent Australian national symbol; and (d) the Australian National Flag is an expression of Australia's democratic values such as freedom of speech, rule of law and freedom of association.