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Looking for the perfect Aussie keepsake? At Australian Native T-Shirts, we offer a wide range of Australian souvenirs and gifts, from cute plush toys to iconic t-shirts. Whether it’s for yourself or someone special, these items capture the spirit of Australia. Plus, we ship within a day, so your piece of Australia is just a click away!

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Get to Know Your Aussie Slang – And Wear It with Pride!

Ever wondered what it means to be “fair dinkum” or why Aussies are “flat out like a lizard drinking”? Aussie slang is as vibrant and unique as the land down under, and it’s something worth celebrating! At Australian Native T-Shirts, we’re bringing this colourful language to life with our range of funny Australian slang t-shirts. Perfect for adding a bit of cheeky Aussie spirit to your wardrobe, these tees are available for fast shipping within a day. Dive into the world of Aussie slang and wear your favourite phrases with pride!

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Earlier this year Australian Native T-Shirts started making regular monthly donations to a Wombat Rescue in the ACT after seeing some of the amazing work they do via social media. You can check out their work on www.wombatrescue.com.au and donate too, if you'd like to!

We offer many products here on Australian Native featuring the wombat and it's sales from items like those that allow us to support not only the wombat rescue, but other native animal focused organisations in Australia. These are not big businesses, they are small, dedicated charities that could really use the funds, so if you can, please consider donating to your local wildlife rescues.

Just this past week we have learned that our supplier Gifts Mate (which primarily supplied Aboriginal Flag products) has closed it's doors and no further stock is available, so unfortunately that means we have had no choice but to discontinue over 30 products from our range. Click here if you wish to purchase any of the remaining items.

You may notice a price increase on these discontinued items. We hope to use the additional funds towards getting some new products made by a manufacturer to replace some of this range. As you can imagine this is a vast expense however we'd hate to lose so many wonderful products from our online store.

The purpose of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation is "to make a difference to the lives of Indigenous families by not only gifting thousands of new, culturally appropriate books - with a focus on early literacy and first language - but also by running programs to inspire the communities to tell and publish their own stories, in the languages they choose."

Australian Native T-Shirts donated in 2021 to the ILF, why don't you consider making a donation as well.

Visit the Indigenous Literacy Foundation Website.

Read about the changes that have taken place in 2020 to Australian Native T-Shirts.

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Important Update - Australian Deliveries

Due to Australia Post and Social Distancing Requirements at sorting centres and post offices etc, there are delays with all forms of shipping methods, regular AND express post. There is no longer any guarantee of next-day delivery with express post and regular post can take 2-3x longer than normal to arrive. It is obviously due to the pandemic and is out of our control. As a business, we are still doing our best to process and ship as quickly as possible so it gets into the Auspost system without initial delays.

Important Update - International Deliveries

Due to a lack of planes in the air, all export shipments have delays. Some postage methods have been closed off entirely from use, like regular airmail to many locations, as a result, we are only sending via international courier for now. This is quite a costly method, but it is all we can offer to be sure Australia Post will still process the package.

An update regarding the current situation with the Corona Virus in regards to our business operation. We are an Australian family based business with a small warehouse in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, run entirely by family members. Our warehouse is not a retail store, so we generally don't have/allow walk-in customers and certainly will not be having them during this pandemic. As such, we can continue to ship out orders worldwide as long as postal services are running.

In the warehouse we are:

• Regularly hand washing.
• Disinfecting all surfaces daily.
• Not allowing outside visitors.

In general, family members are staying home as much as possible to avoid exposure to the virus.

Regarding the supply chain:

• So far, no suppliers are reporting lengthy delays in product supplies and our main suppliers are operating much as we are.
• We don't import direct from China or other countries where freight is blocked/delayed.
• Our special order range - The Mountain Tie Dye T-Shirts - comes from the USA. During this time we are only receiving shipments once a week from them, so the order processing time is 7 days on that product range.

Change to Operating Hours: We are normally at the warehouse Monday-Friday and ship many orders out the same or next-day, however if need-be during this pandemic, we will reduce the days we ship out orders to Monday, Wednesday and Friday to further limit our exposure to the virus.

Thank you for your continued support during this time, this business is our  livelihood, it keeps a roof over our heads and we are doing our very best to continue to serve you during this unique period in our shared living history.

The Australian Aboriginal flag represents Indigenous Australians. It was originally designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas who is descended from the Luritja people of Central Australia and holds intellectual property rights to the flag's design. According to Mr Thomas, the black in the flag represents the Aboriginal people, the red the earth and their spiritual relationship to the land, and the golden yellow represents the sun, the giver of life. The Aboriginal flag was originally designed for the land rights movement and has since became a symbol of the Aboriginal people of Australia.

It's important to note that authentic Aboriginal flag merchandise must be licensed by Harold Thomas (with royalties paid to Mr Thomas) and we are proud to say all Aboriginal flag t-shirts, other clothing and gifts in our store are 100% authentic licensed products. Many online stores located outside of Australia are offering bootleg Aboriginal Flag products and these should be avoided by consumers.

We here at Australian Native T-Shirts have been instrumental in bringing new Aboriginal flag t-shirt designs to market, please view our entire range here.