The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile. Julie Bishop australianbusinessconfidence Change image and share on social
The Australian fans are really friendly and personable; the sense of humour is a lot less dry than the English. Tom Hopper australianenglishfan Change image and share on social
The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional. John Polson amateuraustralianfilm Change image and share on social
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there. Deborah Mailman actoraustralianemployment share on social
The Australian Government's decision to take on the dominant funding role for the entire public hospital system is designed to: end the blame game; eliminate waste; and to shoulder the funding burden of the rapidly rising health costs of the future. Kevin Rudd australianblameburden share on social
The Australian people want to help build this country into a great nation. This budget... has not realized the capacity of the Australian people. It has underestimated them. It has let us down. Lionel Murphy australianbudgetbuild Change image and share on social
The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go. Tony Abbott australianfairgive Change image and share on social
The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us. Sachin Tendulkar australiangoodideal Change image and share on social
The Australian way of affirmative action is setting goals and recognising discrimination and lack of opportunity and deciding to take action and setting some goals and targets. I guess I prefer that language to talking about quotas. Quentin Bryce actionaffirmativeaustralian share on social
The Australians are actually the worst of the criminals from the United Kingdom, but not worst as in toughest. They're the ones who did stupid little things and got caught for it. Bad criminals. Joel Edgerton australianbadcatch Change image and share on social