Australian Identity

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Heyas.

I’ve been given for school an assignment which requires us to gather information about the Australian Identity from any source and present it in a speech. So I’d like to ask everyone if they could please share their views on what they think the Australian Identity is.

I’ll provide more information if you don’t quite understand, just say so.

Thankyou.

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i guess gather information on what makes us Australian, probably our culture, way of living, night life. country and city life, sports that sorta stuff i guess.

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KOALA BEARS!!

And Roos…

:wink:

Pretty good swimmers in the Olympics too

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D’ day mate.

Steve Irwin, Fosters, Rugby, Great Surf, Croiky, Crocadile Dundee, Sydney, Melbourne, A male movie star factory…

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*Originally posted by EthanM *
**A male movie star factory… **
Mel Gibson!! :love:

Aussie rugby is good, but they don’t have a cool-arse tribal dance like New Zealand does!! … so awesome :beer:

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Male Movie Imports

Mel Gibson
Heath Ledger
Russel Crowe
Orlando Bloom
Hugh Jackman
Hugo Weaving…

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I thought Crowe was from New Zealand…

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australian coat of arms, is a good start

http://www.pm.gov.au/aus_in_focus/nat_symbols/coatofarms.html

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/coat_of_arms.html

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Heath, Russell and Hugh are New Zealanders.

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To be honest, I don’t think we have our own identity. We seem to follow trends more than anything

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Heath Ledger
Date of birth (location)
4 April 1979
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Russell Crowe
Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child

Hugh Jackman
Date of birth (location)
12 October 1968
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

*Originally posted by David *
**Heath, Russell and Hugh are New Zealanders. **

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Well there you go.

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you had me look it up, but again i’m right :wink:

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*Originally posted by David *
**To be honest, I don’t think we have our own identity. We seem to follow trends more than anything **
Very True David

:: maybe you can talk about multiculturalism, but thats more about australia than australians.

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I think most countries have an identity. It’s harder to pick one specific element for countries that are melting pots. Australia has many different ethnicities much like the U.S. When that happens it’s usually the major historical events and or pop-culture events that lead to the branding of an identity.

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Thanks for all of your replies guys, but other than movie stars, what do you see us Aussies as?

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Easy going, talented, beer swilling magic people. Who’s prime minister kisses the *** of redneck political dicatators, and refuses to say sorry.

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Most people see Aussies as tough. Someone you wouldn’t want to get into a fight with.

Like Mick Dundee! “That’s not a knife … this is a knife!”

Outback Steakhouse - No Rules, Just Right

The EAC dude! And the great barrier reef … great white sharks too!

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Animals that time forgot

the platypus, the kangaroo, koalas, wombats, possums, frilled neck lizzards…and more

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I wouldn’t mention the rugby though. :wink:

If you can get a copy of Bill Bryson’s book Notes From Down Under (or something like that), you’ll find a lot of good stuff in there about how people perceive the Australian nation and people. :slight_smile: