Australia
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Culture
Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle reflect its liberal democratic traditions and values, geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences ofthe millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II.
Australia is a product of a unique blend of established traditions and new influences. The country’s original inhabitants, theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are the custodians of one of the world’s oldest continuing cultural traditions. They have been living in Australia for at least 40 000 years andpossibly up to 60 000 years. The rest of Australia’s people are migrants or descendants of migrants who have arrived in Australia from about 200 countries since Great Britain established the first Europeansettlement at Sydney Cove in 1788.
In 1945, Australia’s population was around 7 million people and was mainly Anglo–Celtic. Since then, more than 6.5 million migrants, including 675 000 refugees,have settled in Australia, significantly broadening its social and cultural profile. Today Australia has a population of more than 21 million people. More than 43 per cent of Australians either were bornoverseas themselves or have one parent who was born overseas. Australia’s Indigenous population is estimated at 483 000, or 2.3 per cent of the total. Many of the people who have come to Australiasince 1945 were motivated by a commitment to family, or a desire to escape poverty, war or persecution. The first waves of migrants and refugees came mostly from Europe. Subsequent waves have come fromthe Asia–Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. Migrants have enriched almost every aspect of Australian life, from business to the arts, from cooking to comedy and from science to sport. They,in turn, have adapted to Australia’s tolerant, informal and broadly egalitarian society.
Gastronomy
Australians eat plenty of meat, lamb and veal. They also eat crocodile, buffalo, kangaroo and...
Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle reflect its liberal democratic traditions and values, geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences ofthe millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II.
Australia is a product of a unique blend of established traditions and new influences. The country’s original inhabitants, theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are the custodians of one of the world’s oldest continuing cultural traditions. They have been living in Australia for at least 40 000 years andpossibly up to 60 000 years. The rest of Australia’s people are migrants or descendants of migrants who have arrived in Australia from about 200 countries since Great Britain established the first Europeansettlement at Sydney Cove in 1788.
In 1945, Australia’s population was around 7 million people and was mainly Anglo–Celtic. Since then, more than 6.5 million migrants, including 675 000 refugees,have settled in Australia, significantly broadening its social and cultural profile. Today Australia has a population of more than 21 million people. More than 43 per cent of Australians either were bornoverseas themselves or have one parent who was born overseas. Australia’s Indigenous population is estimated at 483 000, or 2.3 per cent of the total. Many of the people who have come to Australiasince 1945 were motivated by a commitment to family, or a desire to escape poverty, war or persecution. The first waves of migrants and refugees came mostly from Europe. Subsequent waves have come fromthe Asia–Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. Migrants have enriched almost every aspect of Australian life, from business to the arts, from cooking to comedy and from science to sport. They,in turn, have adapted to Australia’s tolerant, informal and broadly egalitarian society.
Gastronomy
Australians eat plenty of meat, lamb and veal. They also eat crocodile, buffalo, kangaroo and...
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