Quotes About Australian

parasitic and idiotic funding systems for overseas promotion mean that overproduced wine from Australian irrigated fruit will hit rock bottom, facing competition from South Africa

Abbott joined the union, the Australian Journalists' Association. He led a little strike at the Bulletin and opposed a big strike at the Australian.

News Limited, which was the bridge on which this American dialect crossed into Australian public life. Decades

The coal industry is an even larger part of the Australian economy than it is of the American, and it has an enormous amount of political power.

I've always noted with some awe the reading habits of the Australian public. Australians read more newspapers and magazines per head of population than almost any other country in the world.

It's really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.

I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?

The Australian approach to playing cricket in general is quite an aggressive one.

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?

Anybody who achieves what Malcolm Fraser achieved in his life deserves respect as a quite extraordinary Australian.

It stems from my Australianisms and belief that everyone is a fundamental cog in the wheel.

In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several weeks at least, sustaining myself on bloomin' onions and, I'm sure, their legitimate and very Australian cuisine. In the real Outback? I give myself about 14 minutes.

There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.

None of the serious maritime incidents I had to deal with as transport minister off the pristine Queensland or Western Australian coastline involved an Australian flagged and crewed vessel.

In the new artisan coffee movement, Jeremy Challender, a 32-year-old Australian who is one of the founders of Prufrock Coffee, explains precision is everything for the barista. Jeremy is able to analyse his coffee with the benefit of an app on his phone.

I love the dressing up, I love the fashion, I think that's all part of it. Particularly Australian designers are really exciting and all of that's really fun.

In a world as competitive as ours, the child who does not get a decent education is condemned to the fringes of society. I think all Australians agree that this is intolerable. So we must demand as much of our schools as we do of our sports teams - and ensure that they keep the Australian dream alive for every child.

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.

Yet it remains a commonplace of the official Australian worldview that all that is distinct and admirable in the national character and belief comes from the bush. It made Australians what they are.

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It's become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, 'marvellous'.

The two often sheltered from air raids in the room of another resident, Australian prime minister Menzies, whom Pamela had come to know well because of her connection to the Churchills. Menzies occupied a large suite on the Dorchester's much-coveted first floor. The women spent nights on mattresses laid out in its windowless entry alcove. Now

I loved 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts, which is going to be made into a film. It's an amazing story about an Australian guy who escapes from prison and his first port of call is Mumbai.

My mother's Maori, and my father's Australian. I take my strength from both my ancestors, and I'm really privileged.

There's definitely a couple of people I'll play stuff to when it's nearly finished just to see what they think; Mark, our producer, his wife is Australian and just listens to the radio - she's awesome - and, I guess, is quite a casual music listener.