Asking Quote by Wendy Harmer

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

“Australia! Australians! Surely it's still full of Magwitch-types, lumbering oafs with shaven pates and broken noses on the run from whatever law there is,…

— Dave Franklin

I don't want to get involved in Australian politics. You are a democracy, and Australian people should decide who they will vote for and…

— Geert Wilders

Who says Australia offers not a home for every poor Englishman, or any other countryman that finds his way to our shores? And what…

— Henry Lawson

I believe the Australian people have an affection for the Queen, and so they should have.

— Bob Hawke

What's wrong with leading the way? We've played that role before, after all. We gave the world the secret ballot... that did so much…

— Geraldine Brooks

Being Australian is a lot more than saying 'g'day mate' and 'throw a shrimp on the Barbie.'

— Patty Mills

If a British guy saw someone at the wheel of a Rolls- Royce, he'd say 'come the revolution and we'll take that away from…

— Kerry Packer

Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone…

— Joel Edgerton

Way back in October 2007, I had urged thousands of Australians to vote for Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett's Labor Party. Why? Because they…

— Paul Watson

I think probably Australians have just a little more taste than most people.

— Neil Diamond

I don't see why, if you look at how the Australian culture and psyche is, that we can't be amongst the most generous, from…

— Andrew Forrest