#australian

Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new writers to sell a book to a local publisher first, which then makes a US edition more likely. ↗

— Greg Egan

#book #boom #easier #edition #first

Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#australians #bunch #fantastic #like #me

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#ago #australian #been #first #four

It only takes a room of Americans for the English and Australians to realise how much we have in common. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#common #english #how #much #only

On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as separate from any other nation as Australia from any other land, there would be no jealousy between them on England's account. ↗

— Henry Lawson

#any #australia #australians #between #england

It's rare that there's a role that requires an Australian accent. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#australian #rare #requires #role

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more vicious each year. ↗

— Ann Macbeth

#australian #australian film #battle #commission #each

We discovered that there was a great deal of keen interest in America for the kinds of products that we thought could be produced here. Also there was an interest in Britain for Australian material generally. ↗

— Ann Macbeth

#america #australian #britain #could #deal

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#australians #because #communicate #culture #effectively

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#because #however #human #may #seem