AUSTRALIAN INSPIRATION

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"It is not that I fear death; I fear it as little as to drink a cup of tea."

NED KELLY 1854-1880, Bushranger. Photo: The Trial By Sidney Nolan

"We cannot own the land. We are but the custodians of the land."

OODGEROO OF THE TRIBE NOONUCCAL (Kath Walker) 1920-1993. Photo: Ormiston Gorge NT (Bruce Taylor)

"This is the land of dreamings, a land of wide horizons and secret places. The first people, our ancestors, created this country in the culture that binds us to it."

HETTI PERKINS 1962-, Art Curator, Writer. Photo: Aboriginal Rock Art

"Take red. Much of the continent is red: red rocks, red soil, red dust, the Red Centre."

DON WATSON, The Bush. Photo: Kata Tjuta NT

"Every country has its own landscape which deposits itself in layers on the consciousness of its citizens… "

MURRAY BAIL, Writer, Eucalyptus. Photo: Flinders Ranges And Outback SA (South Australian Tourism Commission)

"Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our vast continent."

RICHARD ALLEN, Australia’s Remarkable Trees. Photo: Arthur River TAS (Tourism Tasmania/Southern Cross Television)

"The outback is four-fifths of the continent. It's at the heart of our ethos... it is omnipresent."

PETER GARRETT 1953-, Australian Musician, Environmentalist, Politician. Photo: Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges National Park (South Australian Tourism Commission)

"I have always had a singular passion for Australia. I do love the sunburnt country, its ancient landscapes, its exhilarating reaches of sand and sea. "

PETER GARRETT 1953-, Australian Musician, Environmentalist, Politician. Photo: Twelve Apostles VIC (Lachlan Manley Photography)

"It is impossible to imagine what Australia will be like without surfing."

TIM WINTON, Bombora. Photo: Bells Beach VIC (Phillip Quirk)

"The flora, fauna and landscaping of a nation contributes to the identification of a national soul."

GORDON FORD. Photo: Koala and Joey (Dick Marks, Koala Foundation)

"My dad taught me every time you lose an animal, it’s like losing a brick in the house. Pretty soon the house just falls down."

BINDI IRWIN, daughter of the Crocodile Hunter. Photo: Endangered bridled nailtail wallabies (Steve Parish)

"Our world is a web of interdependencies woven so tightly it sometimes becomes love."

TIM FLANNERY. Photo: Fairy Penguins (Phillip Island Nature Park)

"I feel akin to a platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer. A recluse. Part bird, part fish, part reptile."

TREVOR DUNN. Photo: Platypus (Steve Parish)

"God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia."

RUSSELL CROWE. Photo: Sydney Harbour Bridge (Brett Foster)

"Every country needs its heroes and we must follow them."

EDWARD WEARY DUNLOP. Photo: Wall of Honour, Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT

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