Australian Identity Australians since the early part of this century has been preoccupied with the idea of capturing and representing an Australian distinctiveness - the much-vaunted "Australian Identity". It is a familiar irony that one of the most urbanised countries in the world (since at least the late 19th century) should have sought this identity in constructed myths of the 'bush' - the famous 'Legend of the Nineties' popularised in the writing of Henry Lawson, …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…most Australians would like to bost of at least one convict in their family. I am happy to say that I have convict blood in me. The face of Australia is undergoing many changes and, due to large amounts of immigration, many Australians can boast quite a mixed heritage. Without a doubt, it is now possible to claim with some confidence that every nation on earth has now contributed genes to the Australian genetic pool.