SBS is promoting a project by a young child of "What is an Australian". The project identifies several people; and one conclusion is"We all have our opinions" by a Hindu; another is a first Nations elder who encourages us to listen. I do not feel it has identified the real character of Australia.

Josephus,

So what in your opinion is the "real" character
of Australia?

Australia is based in a culture of aspiration to achieve in personal life, sport, and work. We have developed a society that has principles of goodwill to all and encouragement of the trier. Our private lives are about spending time with family and sharing with friends. We enjoy our sports and have our sporting heros whom we worship. We are disciplined in our work to do the best we know how, which makes our products among the best in the World.

We do not accomodate people who deliberately like to be different, snobbish, or continually negative.

A 10-lettered word.

Putting aside emotivism, an Australian is one who has Australian CITIZENSHIP. People without citizenship - permanent residents, children born to non-citizens, people on various visas etc - are not Australians. Unlike it is in the US, children born here are not automatically Australian unless at least one of their parents is a citizen.

I wouldn’t presume to know what the Australian ethos or spirit is. It is certainly not what it was prior to the 1960's, when most things we stood for went down the toilet. What we have now is a bunch of leftists, still banging away and trying to destroy the little that is left of what it once meant to be an Australian. With nauseating regularity, Australia Day and the monarchical/Westminster gets a thrashing from the culture warriors, as does our history and the heroism of people during that history that made Australia what it was until the last century. Only the bad stuff is remembered and harped on. Race and colour is the narrative of the loud-mouthed Left these days. Australia is rooted; and it will get worse while we have the same value-free, self-serving politicians who at least 80% of Australians, whatever their race, culture or colour, are not willing to stand up to. They are willing to let democracy go the same way that everything else has.

ttbn,
Agree, an Australian is a Citizen of Australia and new citizens pledge their loyalty to Australia, the political entity and thus to the Queen of Australia and thus therefore owe allegiance to her as do native born Australians.