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After the Second World War, 6.5 million people settled in Australia from 200 nations, further enriching Australian culture in the process. Over time, as immigrant populations gradually assimilated into Australian life, their cultural and culinary practices became part of mainstream Australian culture.
Australia's national airline, Qantas, uses a bounding kangaroo for its logo. The kangaroo has always been part of the Qantas logo, [6] and the airline has previously been known informally as "The Flying Kangaroo". Tourism Australia makes use of the kangaroo in its logo to "help ensure instant recognition for Australia around the world". [7]
Aboriginal people have developed unique musical instruments and folk styles. The didgeridoo is often considered the national instrument of Aboriginal Australians; however, it was traditionally played by peoples of Northern Australia, and only by the men. It has possibly been used by the people of the Kakadu region for 1500 years.
Australian given names (1 C, 2 P) H. Cultural heritage of Australia (12 C, 6 P) Historic preservation in Australia (6 C, 12 P) ... Australia culture stubs (3 C, 103 P)
Name Image Declared References National flag: Flag of Australia: Flag of Australia: 3 September 1901 [1] National coat of arms: Coat of arms of Australia: Commonwealth Coat of Arms: 19 September 1912 [2] Governor general's standard Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag ...
Public parties and firework celebrations were called off and buildings were lit up in white as people gathered to lay white chrysanthemums − a symbol of mourning in Korean culture − to honor ...
It houses displays related to Aboriginal culture, history, arts and crafts, with the aim of raising the profile, awareness, understanding and pride in the Gunaikurnai people's history in Gippsland. The museum was first named in 1991 and opened to the public in 1994.
“It’s an opportunity for Australia to be unique in the world, sharing over 60,000 years of Indigenous heritage and culture in a practical way that gives greater fairness to Indigenous people ...