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Australian Identity overview
- Australian identity: What does it mean to you?
Trying to define national identity is like searching for the end of a rainbow. - Migration and multiculturalism
Migration has been central to Australia’s identity, prosperity and security. Explore Australia’s migration history since 1901, including the challenges and cultural contributions of our migrants. - On Australia Day, how do we define our national identity? Or is the exercise too dangerous?
Who are we? What does it mean to be Australian?
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Post-war
- The war that shaped AustraliaIt was also a time of great social change – most obviously for women. More than 66,000 enlisted and thousands more began working in factories and other traditionally male occupations.
- Popular culture post-warn post-war Australia, cultural changes - like the popularisation of Surfing and rock 'n' roll, and a sexual revolution - took hold. Meet the 'teenager'.
- No longer tied to Britain, Australia is still searching for its place in the worldBritish Australia was the creation of an imperial decision. This meant that strong links to Britain, and the British monarchy, continued well into the 20th century.
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Migrants in a Australian Citizenship ceremony
Source: Immigration Museum. (n.d.). Timeline - 1946 to 1980. Retrieved March 29, 2018, from https://museumsvictoria.com.au/website/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/identity/people-like-them/the-white-picket-fence/timeline/index7a53.html?selected=3
Australia Day march
Source: Where are the Greek communities of the world? (2015, January 12). Retrieved March 29, 2018, from http://en.protothema.gr/where-are-the-greek-communities-of-the-globe/