#australia

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. ↗

— Anthony LaPaglia

#australian #back #coach #could #get

Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers. ↗

— Julia Gillard

#conviction #given #know #nature #overstatement

The idea of having Australians upset at me is just awful. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#awful #having #idea #just #me

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version! ↗

— David Chalmers

#australian #austrian #find #i #more

In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government. ↗

— Helen Clark

#australia #between #defense #difference #end

Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all. ↗

— Helen Clark

#been #each #frequently #in the past #ministers

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting. ↗

— Helen Clark

#arrangement #australia #both #could #damage

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men. ↗

— Paula Cole

#found #gabriel #i #later #meant

Often there's a BA crew, because half the time we stay at the same hotels, especially in Australia. I can remember spending quite a lot of time with crews around the pool there. They always make themselves known to us. ↗

— Phil Collins

#around #australia #because #crew #crews

Even the Australians don't know how beautiful their own country is. Particularly where we were shooting 'The Straits.' Most of my stuff was done on an aboriginal settlement on the south shore, opposite Cairns, which I believe was the site where the last person was eaten in Australia. ↗

— Brian Cox

#australia #australians #beautiful #believe #country