Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
January 08, 2026
January 08, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 8 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
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Samuel Cornell, Masaki Shibata,
To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning.
Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by life . . .
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Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
*
Samuel Cornell, Masaki Shibata,
To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning.
Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by life . . .