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Who do you think you are?

-- Landmark survey of Australian values reveals big changes on work, sport and booze.... more

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Being Australian Founder Supports TA Campaign

Melbourne, 17 May 2010 -- Being Australian founder, Doug Kirkpatrick, comments on Tourism Australia's new campaign to win tourists... more

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Victoria's bushfires: A reality check and some inspiration

Sydney, 12 February 2009 -- Germaine Greer brings us back to reality and Dorothea McKeller helps us remember why being Australian is still a privilege... more

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What people think and say about being Australian

-- A collection of links to stories on the Internet about Australia Day and being Australian.... more

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You know you're being Australian when... (part 1)

-- It's the little things that help remind you who you are and who you're being...... more

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'You know you're Australian when...' (part 2)

-- Some cynical, some heartfelt -- a collection of actual comments people have blogged on the Internet.... more

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Slip Slop Slap - Australians aren't doing it often enough say experts

Sydney | 1 December 2008 -- There?s a downside to being Australian: rising rates of fatal skin cancer caused by over exposure to the sun.... more

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Family tradition under threat

-- Family-owned Aussie businesses heading for extinction... more

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Iconic Aussie brand Vegemite a world hit

Sydney | July 22, 2008 -- Iconic Australian brand is among the most loved, alongside giants Coca Cola and Nike.... more

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Gums among the Ivy

Harvard, USA -- Australians form distinctive communities in two of the world's great universities.... more

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Tourists crave the real 'Australian' experience

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Sociologist says greater sense of community essential

MELBOURNE, 11 February 2008 -- Ernest Healy says Australian-born residents of multicultural suburbs are less likely to be volunteers... more

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Floridians Find Out How To Be Australian

Pembroke Pines, Florida - Sunday, October 28, 2007 -- Brigitte von Bulow 'being Australian' at 3-day fesitval in Florida... more

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Australian wellbeing hits slump

September 06, 2006 -- Survey says we feel increasingly disconnected from each other... more

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Hugh Mackay on Relationships

-- "The more we feel connected to our various communities...the better equipped we will be..." (Hugh Mackay)... more

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Being Australian in the News

Sydney, 5 September 2005 -- Sydney's 2SER-FM 107.3 asks Being Australian creator, Doug Kirkpatrick, about the website. ... more

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Being Australian Founder Gets Fellowship Gong

Sydney, 23 July 2005 -- Founder of Being Australian completes Ethics-in-Leadership Fellowship.... more

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Macquarie University taps Being Australian for Marketing Course

SYDNEY: 15 May 2005 -- Being Australian is to be the focus of a third-year marketing course at Sydney?s Macquarie University in 2005... more