#australia

We don't have any sailors in Australia, we have rowers. ↗

— Ben Lexcen

#australia #sailors

All for Australia and the Empire. ↗

— Joseph Lyons

#empire

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

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#average #compared #couple #day #each

Hollywood is the place to be for actors - and there's just a big rush when an Australian comes over just because there's less of them. I guess that's just how it is. Like if you pick a pink jellybean out of a jar of green ones it'd be amazing, but if you pick a green one, no one will care. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#australian #because #big #care #comes

The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they're spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#add #australian #because #could #down

You know, every country needs another country to mock, and Australians seem to be pretty good at impersonating American people. Maybe it's because all the movies and music and TV you see there is from America, so we just have the knack for it. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#american #american people #another #australians #because