Knowra Australian national identity Australian national identity Australian national identity is the shared ideas, symbols, histories, and practices through which people understand Australia as a nation. It is contested and changes over time.
Anzac Day : Anzac Day is an Australian and New Zealand national day of remembrance held on 25 April. Its commemorations connect military sacrifice, service, and national memory.
British colonization of Australia : British colonization of Australia began with the establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove in 1788. Colonial institutions and settlement shaped the foundations of the modern nation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Indigenous peoples of Australia, comprising many distinct nations and communities. Their sovereignty, cultures, and histories predate the Australian state.
Terra nullius : Terra nullius is the legal doctrine that land belongs to no one and may be acquired through occupation. It underpinned a colonial account of settlement that denied Indigenous sovereignty.
Australian Dream : The Australian Dream is an ideal of home ownership, prosperity, and security associated with Australian life. The ideal links national belonging to property, opportunity, and social mobility.
Australian federation : Australian federation united six self-governing colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Federation created a national government and a new political framework for identity.
Eddie Mabo : Eddie Mabo was a Meriam man whose legal challenge led to the High Court's recognition of native title in 1992. His case challenged the national story that Australia was terra nullius.
Australian republicanism : Australian republicanism is the movement to replace the monarch as Australia's head of state with an Australian citizen. It contests the constitutional symbols inherited from Britain.
Australian national colours : Australia's national colours are green and gold, used in national sporting and ceremonial settings. Their use makes national affiliation visible beyond the flag.
White Australia policy : The White Australia policy was a set of laws and practices that restricted non-European immigration. Its exclusionary nation-building shaped ideas of who could belong.
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