On the world stage, Australians are very good short…

“I don’t think Australians ever use a couple of words when twenty will do just fine.”

— Elle Lothlorien

Australia has embraced migrants from all different races, making us one of the most multiracial nations on earth. Most have assimilated and are proud…

— Pauline Hanson

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.

— Geoffrey Rush

If anything, global response to the Rising only confirmed something that many Australians had quietly believed for quite some time: If forced to live…

— Mira Grant

To me, being Australian is about looking after your mates, taking care of the less fortunate, supporting the underdog and enhancing the spirit that…

— Steve Waugh

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.

— Graeme Murphy

What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed.

— Tom Hooper

Australians have more fun. They just do. I guess I should not be surprised by this fact given that this is the place that…

— Bari Weiss

There hasn't been that many indigenous Australians who have made it in the pop industry.

— Jessica Mauboy

If 30 Australians drowned in Sydney Harbour, it would be a national tragedy. But when 30 or more refugees drown off the Australian coast,…

— Richard Flanagan

As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst, and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial,…

— Douglas Adams

Australians aren't really that crazy; in L.A. you get a little crazier. From my experience at least, Aussies don't really care that much about…

— Brody Jenner

“The very essence of Australia is our lack of sophistication–our refusal to conform to pretension and superficiality. We ought to be upholding our ‘fair-dinkumness’…

— Tim Macartney-Snape

Sydney has such a cosmopolitan feel to it. The food is great and Australians are so friendly.

— Denise Lewis

We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians.

— Bob Hawke