Australian Quote by Peter Porter

Although my father is English, I was brought up in Australia.

— Adelaide Clemens

I was born in North London, migrated to Australia when I was four. So when I first came to Australia people saw me as…

— Michael Marmot

I was born in Australia and am proud of my Australian provenance, but I am now an American. Like so many naturalized citizens, I…

— Rupert Murdoch

I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got the best…

— Garth Nix

People often presume I'm from whatever country they're from. So Americans presume I'm American and the British presume I'm British. And they're surprised to…

— Garth Nix

You have to remember that I was an Australian girl of the Fifties and Sixties. For Australians at that time, it was imperative to…

— Robyn Davidson

The English probably do that wordplay kind of humour and whimsy better than anyone, and I've always felt that my writing goes more to…

— Graeme Base

My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five,…

— Olivia Newton-John

I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times since then. For someone who didn't know Australia, it came as…

— Colm Toibin

I know that people from New Zealand don't ever wanna be confused with being Australians.

— Sydney Sierota

When I was young I never believed that Australia was anything else except blessed. I thought it was a little dull when I was…

— Clive James

Sometimes when Australians go overseas, it's as though the 'Aussie' is refined out of them. I don't know why. It's never happened to me,…

— Rachael Taylor