I’ve been voted one of Australia’s 50 national treasures. I’ve even had my face on an Australian stamp – the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course. – Russell Crowe
I come from the rougher side of Sydney. I don’t know whether you can compare them to the projects, but in Australia, it definitely is the rougher side. – Rebel Wilson
‘The Bradshaws’ is the appropriately inappropriate English title given to an enigma – some hundreds of thousands of mysterious rock art paintings scattered through the wilds of the Kimberley, an area larger than Germany in the remote, scarcely populated northwest of Australia. – Richard Flanagan
Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in ’93. I found out later that it’s only meant to be played by men. – Paula Cole
In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. – Peter Garrett
Residuals from Australia, from the Mission Magic show, saved my butt. So there is a reason for everything. – Rick Springfield
I’d move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack. – Russell Crowe
Thankfully, Australia has emerged from its inauspicious colonial beginnings to become a proud nation, a nation that overcame those primeval prejudices. – Rupert Murdoch
Even if you go to Australia today, it’s very much like visiting a state you haven’t been to. – Pat Oliphant
There’s very little bohemia in Australia and it’s one of the things I miss most about not living in Europe. – Rachel Ward
So nonetheless given the importance that was placed on sport in Australia, I wanted to be part of that scene, particularly since I had felt very strongly in my early schooling being marginalised even in the Catholic school. – Thomas Keneally
Australia as a nation, as a set of cities and some regional centres, that project died a death and we didn’t get it up, but I still think there’s merit in that. – Susan Oliver
I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios. – Toni Collette
Ironically, I find it harder to get a foothold in Australia than I do in the U.S. When I was in Australia, I struggled. It can be a bit of a closed shop; it can be hard for a newcomer to break in, whereas in the U.S., it has much more of an open-door policy, and they will give anyone a shot. – Tanc Sade
For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia. – Sam Abell
I went back to Australia to do a show called ‘The Beautiful Lie,’ which is a retelling of ‘Anna Karenina’ in a six-part mini-series – a modern, contemporary version. – Sarah Snook
The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia. – Shane Warne
A lot of artists get famous overseas first. I don’t know what it is here. I have a large underground following in the U.S., but I don’t get the airplay as much as I do in, say, Australia. Over there, they can play whatever they like, it seems, but not so much here. – Wynter Gordon
I wanted the collection for Target to reinterpret all the must-haves of Stella McCartney for winter and to make my designs more accessible to a wider audience in Australia. – Stella McCartney
I definitely love Australia. I’ve been to Sydney and Melbourne a couple of times, and I love those places. – Taylor Lautner
If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I’d want to come to Australia. – Tony Abbott