Around the world Quote by Patty Mills

“I love long regarded my country as a secret, as a land half-won, its story half-told. It was as if the past was another…

— John Pilger

The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and…

— Kevin Rudd

I have travelled enough internationally to know and accept the reality that, overwhelmingly, people are well disposed to Australia but in truth know very…

— Julia Gillard

It's not like I'm trying to now completely forget about where I was born. But embracing the Aussie culture and playing for Australia, it's…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

We need to tell Australian stories,we need to encourage and fund and present Australian work but we also need to understand that for a…

— George Brandis

“The enigma that had bothered me in Sydney was beginning to resolve itself. If Australians allowed themselves to be represented worldwide as a nation…

— Ted Simon

With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.

— Hugh Mackay

“No Australian today is responsible for what happened on our colonial frontier. But we are responsible for not acknowledging what happened. If we do…

— Timothy Bottoms

I am ashamed to be Australian in these times.

— Francesca Da Rimini

I knew a bit but we don't study a lot of British history at school in Australia. We have our own 50-year period to…

— Eric Bana

Well, Australians should speak for the national interests of Australia, and whatever role former Australian prime ministers may have, one of the things you…

— Paul Keating

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