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Australian Dream: Oral
Date Submitted: 05/30/2000 05:18:27
THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
"As an Australian citizen
I affirm my loyalty to Australia and its people
Whose democratic beliefs I share
Whose rights and liberties I respect
And whose laws I uphold and obey"
On this day in 1818, 186 years ago, the very first Australia Day ceremony was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of white settlement in Australia. A celebration of the diverse beliefs and experiences that make up our country; difference and unity; respect
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respect for its workers and the ANZACS who fought for our freedom. All beliefs and ideals must be embraced and united under the one flag. We are one, but we are many. We are Australian.
"I love a sunburnt country
A land of sweeping plains
Of rugged mountain ranges
Of droughts and flooding rains
I love her far horizons
I love her jewel sea
Her beauty and her terror
The wide brown land for me."
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