Architecture Quote by Robin Boyd

There is a reason why the cultures of Indigenous Australia inspire such fascination. And that is that they represent a unique way of thinking…

— Kevin Rudd

Australianism' means single-minded determination to win - to win within the laws but, if necessary, to the last limit within them. It means where…

— John Arlott

The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country’s dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so…

— Quentin Bryce

“Our creaturely existence is registered, measured, discussed, and represented in increasingly abstract terms. Maybe this helps explain how someone like me, who should know…

— Tim Winton

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

For a while Australians were desperately trying to be cosmopolitan. I think it is a pointless exercise. Australian novels are those rooted in Australia,…

— Tim Winton

I have a really shallow idea about what Australia is.

— Michael Bierut

I wonder if it is Australia's great distance from more populated land masses that allows its inhabitants to be left to their own devices,…

— Henry Rollins

I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has…

— Nick Cave

The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.I want an Australian vision of arts policy that…

— George Brandis

In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.

— Keiynan Lonsdale

It's one of the beautiful things about Australia that people do get to share this life here, away from trouble.

— Jimmy Barnes