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We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.

I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa.

I no longer knew what it was like to feel Australian.

I talk about being Australian a lot.

I went to Australia from England when I was right at that age when you learn to read. It's a very confronting thing, traveling halfway around the world and having a mother who was deeply unhappy at ending up in Australia, so you look for some way to find comfort, I guess, and I found it in books.

There is a reason why the cultures of Indigenous Australia inspire such fascination. And that is that they represent a unique way of thinking about the world. A vision that over tens of thousands of years has risen out of the land, the power, the very being of our continent, Australia.

I had a career for 25 years in Australia before I ever came to the United States.

It's a great privilege and an honour to have the experiences and opportunities that I do to meet extraordinary Australians right across our country who share a great generosity of spirit.

Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbor and playing in the beautiful parks.