Culture of Australia - Arts and literature

The original culture of Australia can only be surmised: cultural patterns among the remote descendants of the first Australians cannot be assumed to be unchanged after 53,000 (or more) years of human habitation of the continent. Much more is known about the richly diverse cultures of modern Aboriginal Australians, or at least of those few who survived the impact of European colonisation. (For more on this, see Australian Aborigine and related entries.) Although the effect of the arrival of Europeans on Aboriginal culture was profound ...

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• Culture of Australia - Music
• Culture of Australia - Arts and literature
• Culture of Australia - Cinema
• Culture of Australia - Television and media
• Culture of Australia - Cuisine
• Culture of Australia - Sport
• Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought
• Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences
• Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude
• Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Australia has had a significant school of painting since the early days of European settlement, and Australians with international reputations include Sidney Nolan, Russell Drysdale, and Arthur Boyd—not to mention the prized work of many Aboriginal artists. Writers who have achieved world recognition include Thomas Keneally, Les Murray, Colleen McCullough, Nevil Shute, Morris West, Jill Ker Conway, Booker Prize winner Peter Carey and Nobel Prize winner Patrick White. Noted expatriate writers ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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As to culture in the narrow sense - culture as voluntary, often non-economic activity - there are several schools of thought. One maintains that Australia has no real culture outside of second-hand imports from Europe and the USA. Proponents of this view point to the predominance of foreign books, music, and art, and claim that home-grown products are largely derivative. For years, many Australians suffered from an inferiority complex, called the "cultural cringe", regarding other countries, particularly European ones, believing that ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Main article: Television in Australia While Australia has ubiquitous media coverage, the longest established part of that media is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the Federal Government funded organisation offering national TV and radio coverage. The ABC, like the BBC in Britain, is a non-commercial public service broadcaster, showing many BBC or ITV productions from Britain. Debate about the role of the ABC continues, as many assign it a marginal role, and claim that American-in ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Main article: Australian cuisine Originally, traditional Australian cuisine was based on English cooking brought to the country by the first European settlers. This cuisine generally consisted of Sunday roasts, grilled chops, and other forms of meat, and was generally accompanied by vegetables (often known colloquially as "three veg") such as mashed potatoes, beans, peas, and carrots. This trend has declined considerably with the multicultural emphasis of Australian culture over the last thirty to fif ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Australians are passionate about sport, and it forms a major part of the country's culture. Most of Australia's patriotism is expressed through sport, and thus it is taken quite seriously, especially seen during events such as the olympics and other international events. Australian Rules Football typifies the uniqueness of the Australian sporting landscape. It is a completely unique game of football, for all body types, that is played in all states and is the most popular sport in the nation [1]. Aussie Ru ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Main article: Cinema of Australia Australia has a long history of film production—in fact, it is claimed that the first feature-length film was actually an Australian production. However, the purchase of virtually all cinemas by American distribution companies saw an almost total disappearance of Australian films from the screens. A notable exception was Charles Chauvel's classic Jedda (1955). During the late 1960s and 1970s an influx of government funding saw the development of a new generat ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Main article: Music of Australia Australia has produced a wide variety of popular music. While many musicians and bands (some notable examples include the 1960s successes of The Easybeats and the folk-pop group The Seekers, through the heavy rock of AC/DC, and the slick pop of INXS and more recently Savage Garden) have had considerable international success, there remains some debate over whether Australian popular music really has a distinctive sound. Australia also has a very popular country act, Ke ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Australians are passionate about sport, and it forms a major part of the country's culture. Most of Australia's patriotism is expressed through sport, and thus it is taken quite seriously, especially seen during events such as the olympics and other international events. Australian Rules Football typifies the uniqueness of the Australian sporting landscape. It is a completely unique game of football, for all body types, that is played in all states. AFL is the most popular winter sport, yet there are certainly other acknowledged winte ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Australia has produced a wide variety of popular music. While many musicians and bands (some notable examples include the 1960s successes of The Easybeats and the folk-pop group The Seekers, through the heavy rock of AC/DC, and the slick pop of INXS and more recently Savage Garden) have had considerable international success, there remains some debate over whether Australian popular music really has a distinctive sound. Australia also has a very popular country act, Keith Urban. Perhaps the most striking common feature of Australian music, like many other Australian art forms, is the dry, often ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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While Australia has ubiquitous media coverage, the longest established part of that media is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the Federal Government funded organisation offering national TV and radio coverage. The ABC, like the BBC in Britain, is a non-commercial public service broadcaster, showing many BBC or ITV productions from Britain. Debate about the role of the ABC continues, as many assign it a marginal role, and claim that American-influenced commercial TV and radio stations are far more popular choices. These c ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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Originally, traditional Australian cuisine was based on English cooking brought to the country by the first European settlers. This cuisine generally consisted of Sunday roasts, grilled chops, and other forms of meat, and was generally accompanied by vegetables (often known colloquially as "three veg") such as mashed potatoes, beans, peas, and carrots. This trend has declined considerably with the multicultural emphasis of Australian culture over the last thirty to fifty years. However, the barbecue or "barbie" remains an important part of A ...

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Culture of Australia, Culture of Australia - Music, Culture of Australia - Arts and literature, Culture of Australia - Cinema, Culture of Australia - Television and media, Culture of Australia - Cuisine, Culture of Australia - Sport, Culture of Australia - Australian culture: schools of thought, Culture of Australia - Diversity of influences, Culture of Australia - Underdog attitude, Culture of Australia - Myths and contradictions

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