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- Working for a shared Australian identity" ... the NAIDOC theme returns to the other side of the relationship between First and later Australians - that of unity within a single nation - and invites cooperation in a project that matters to all Australians. At stake is not simply the fulfilment of Indigenous hopes but shared pride in an Australian identity."
- COVID-19 restrictions may be new, but the Australian identity has long been intertwined with isolation"Going bush and isolating in remote wilderness locations is an enduring theme in the Australian national identity. Our relationship with Australia's wild places is complex, from Indigenous Australians' intrinsic connections to country that has endured for tens of thousands of years, to the trepidation white Europeans have felt in the bush from the time of colonisation ... "
- The collector, the toys and the story of post-war Australian identity"Luke Jones carefully unfolds the bubble wrap to reveal a little toy truck. It's tinplate. About 30 centimetres long. Circa 1930. Made by Melbourne manufacturer Leckie and Gray. The paint is worn in parts and there are a few little scratches along the side. "They were made to be played with," Jones says. Not anymore. Not these ones.
- Colonial and post‐colonial aspects of Australian identity" ... We seek to address [the] issue by examining how convicts, free settlers,
bushrangers and ANZACs are associated with contemporary identity in
Australia ... " - The Anzacs: military influences on Australian identity"The traditions associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers – the Anzacs – comprise an important element of the Australian narrative. Although Australian and New Zealand soldiers did not officially become ‘Anzacs’ until they joined forces on the Western Front, the Anzacs are associated with the trauma of the Gallipoli campaign ..."
- Australian Identity in the 21st centuryThis document is a Parliamentary submission made by Greg Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Wollongong. "The contemporary state of Australian national identity needs to be understood in terms of how it has changed over the past sixty years. This can be summarised as follows ... "
