Are You Proud To Be Australian?
Do you love being an aussie and everything that comes with living in the greatest country on Earth? Then you've come to the right place, this page features the biggest and most Australian collection of resources to celebrate being Australian.
Whether you enjoy having a BBQ and a beer with your mates, or eating vegemite out of the jar you're at home and welcome here.
Whether you enjoy having a BBQ and a beer with your mates, or eating vegemite out of the jar you're at home and welcome here.
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Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Aussie Slang
Australia has its own unique culture and language, Australian language is filled with slang words and phrases. There are thousands and thousands of slang words in the Australian language to see them all, visit Aussie Slang Dictionary. Only the general slang words are shown here.
- G'day: Hello or hey and is a shortened form of Good Day
- Bloke: An Australian male.
- Mate: A friend, usually a male. Often combined with G'day.
- Ambo: Ambulance or ambulance driver.
- Barbie: Barbeque or BBQ.
- Bogan: Someone that spends most of thier time drinking beer and doesnt care about thier appearance and often slacks off.
- Bottle-o: Liquor store.
- Down Under: Australia and/or New Zealand
- Dunny: Toilet, usually outside.
- Fair Dinkum: True or genuine
- Maccas: McDonalds
- Outback: Australia's country towns and areas.
- XXXX: Brand of beer.
Learn How To Speak Like An Australian!
Australia Day
Australia's National Holiday
Australia has its own unique culture and traditions, we don't celebrate ThanksGiving, Independence Day or even Halloween and why would we? We're not America's little brother, we are our own unique and proud country. So Australia's national holiday is of course Australia Day. Celebrated on the 26th of January it celebrates the FIrst Fleet's landing on Botany Bay. Australia Day traditions include having a BBQ (which includes lamb), pulling out a cold beer and sitting around with your mates.Australia Day has been an official public holiday since 1994, parades and awards are often handed out on Australia Day.
There is some controversy over the date of Australia Day, indigenous Australians don't believe that celebrating the day the British 'invaded' Australia is cause for celebration, there have been numerous ideas for date changes, but Australia Day has stuck.
Australia Day Pride!
Aussie Pride In The News
- Battlefield bravery deserves more recognition
- Surely a citation that continues the legend of Aussie mateship, guts and daring. Unlike Britain, Australia has awarded the Victoria Cross only rarely, ...
- Socceroos' World Cup exploit takes pride of place in Aussie network sports poll
- SYDNEY, Jan 02: Never mind Australia's cricketers, rugby players, tennis stars, athletes and swimmers, it is the Socceroos footballers who topped a 'story ...
- Aussies name unchanged squad for Sydney Test
- October 5th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket can look back at its past five months with pride despite the Ashes loss, feels skipper Ricky Ponting. ...
- To appreciate our identity, we need the write stuff
- ... debate was to kindle a pride in old Australia.'' A part of this rearguard vision was extolling Sir Donald Bradman as ''the greatest living Australian''. ...
100% Aussie Pride!
The Barbie
Barbie is Australian slang for barbeque. Barbies are an important part of lifestyle in Australia, during Summer especially most people will have or attend 3 or 4 barbies a week.There is nothing more Australian than a barbie. Other countries like to drink beer. Other countries have a pub culture. There is no a culture in the world that enjoys barbeques quite like the Australians, we have the perfect climate for it and we have the perfect mateship for it. It is very much part of our way of life and is enjoyed everywhere and by everyone.
Australian barbies are a simple and easy way to catch up with friends, family or neighbours, but there are some requirements. Requirements for an Australian Barbie are:
-Beer
-Meat
-Friends
-More Beer
Holden Ad From The 70's
We LOVE Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos & Holdens!
Unusual & Interesting Facts About Australia
- Australia was the second country to give women the right to vote.
- In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalised by the Guinness Book of Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. Bob later became the Prime Minister of Australia.
- Until 1984, Australia's National anthem was "God save the Queen"
- Australia Day (January 26) is the anniversary of ships arriving in Sydney carrying convicts from England.
- In 2007, it was estimated that 22 per cent of living Australians had a convict ancestor.
- Australia's first police force was a band of 12 of the most well behaved Convicts.
- Over 90% of Australia is dry, flat and arid. Almost three-quarters of the land cannot support agriculture in any form.
- A baby kangaroo at the time of its birth measures 2 centimetres.
- Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
- Box Jellyfish - The Box Jellyfish is considered the world's most venomous marine creature. The Box Jellyfish has killed more people in Australia than stonefish, sharks and crocodiles combined.
- Four out of 10 Australians are migrants or the first-generation children of migrants.
- The day of the Melbourne Cup (a horse race!) is a public holiday in Melbourne.
- Dropbears - Dropbears are an evil species of koala that fall from trees and attack humans. This evil strain of koala doesn't actually exist. The story was created to fool Americans.
Aussie Pride MySpace Layouts
Deck out your myspace page with Australian related layouts!
- Ausse Pride Myspace Layouts
- Aussie Pride related layouts.
- Australia Myspace Layouts
- Anything and everything related to Australia layouts.
- Australian Flag Myspace Layouts
- Australian flag layouts.
Southern Cross
Stand By Your Mate!
The Art Of Mateship
Regardless of what country you live in, coutrymen are bonded together. But no country is as serious about mateship as Australia. Mateship is about loyalty, equality, fairness and friendship. Standing by your mate originated in the time of convicts when people livning within Australia were without family or friends and bonded together, regardless of sex, age or race. Whether they've been your friend for 30years or you meet them 30seconds ago, all Australians share mateship.
Men At Work: Land Down Under
An Aussie Classic With Over 8 Million Views!
True Blue
A Song By John Williamson
Hey True Blue, don't say you've goneSay you've knocked off for a smoko
And you'll be back later on
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue
Give it to me straight
Face to face
Are you really disappearing,
Just another dying race,
Hey True Blue.
True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you...
Hey True Blue, can you bear the load?
Will you tie it up with wire,
Just to keep the show on the road?
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue, now be Fair Dinkum
Is your heart still there?
If they sell us out like sponge cake
Do you really care?
Hey True Blue.
True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When she's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you...
True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue ... True Blue.
The Beautiful Australian Outback
True Blue Aussie
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- mukunda22 mukunda22 Nov 3, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
- Great job!! I just nominated you to be a squid giant!! Now you just have to make 28 more lenses!! (Don't throw rotton eggs my way, please!! LOL)
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- oztoo oztoo Sep 28, 2009 @ 12:02 am
- Great to see some Aussie pride Sammy. great job.
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- Jojo mojo Jojo mojo Jul 15, 2009 @ 3:56 am
- well in my opinion Australia Rocks!!!!!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!
Oi Oi Oi!!!!!
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- FarAwayJoe FarAwayJoe Jul 12, 2009 @ 9:58 am
- Fascinating collection of Australia-related things. I hope after reading this lense people will stop confusin Australia with Austria anymore :).
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- johnwill65 johnwill65 Jul 11, 2009 @ 8:42 am
- Australia is fantastic and we should all support our great country
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