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Everyone has their favourite websites that they go back to time and time again. Maybe they're highly useful, maybe they offer the best deals, and sometimes they're just fun to use. Some of these websites have been around a long time, and have gone through many changes to become the sites you know and love today.

The Australian flag was designed in 1901 after a competition was held to allow Australians to design our own flag – something that had never been done before. However, 116 years on and there is a debate on why the Australian flag should be changed. During this article, we will discuss both sides of the debate.

The Australian flag, as we know it today, has been in use since 1901. The current design was decided on thanks to a public competition, and was the first flag to be chosen in this way in the world.

Australia has been a hotbed of activity for around 400 years, when early explorers first found a shore that they'd never seen before. Once they settled in this new land, the historically significant events came thick and fast. In fact, Australia is still making history to this day.

Like many countries involved with British colonisation in the past, Australia has seen serious consequences to the introduction of new settlers. Colonisation in Australia began in 1788, when Captain Arthur Philips came to Australia with 1500 convicts, crew, and civilians in order to start a new life there.

We all know what our favourite websites host now, thanks to the way we're always online nowadays. However, look back just ten years ago, and the internet was a very different place. We rarely shopped online, ordered our taxis on the phone, and had barely heard of the term 'social media'. Curious to see what your favourite sites looked like back in the internet's infancy?