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. To be Australian What is “being Australian”? This intricate question is always a hard term to define when discussing the Australian culture. Due to the formation of groups perceiving similar qualities, this often results in categorizing or labelling the ‘typical Australian’ character. Australia cannot be classified or defined into a particular group or category because of the immense number of personalities and individuals contained among our society. Needless to say, there is no such concept of the ‘typical Australian’ or Australian ideology. This typical concept is depicted in the Williamson’s The Removalists, which presents a biased view of the typical Australian male. On the contrary, Ann Zahalka’s image The Bathers is a contemporary art movement associated with post industrial societies challenging the typical Australian image. This is further portrayed in Geoffrey Bolton’s newspaper article work in progress, challenging the concept of the Australian character and its changing nature with the conclusion that “at the start of the 21st century we can only know that the Australian character is still evolving”. The texts I have studied have shaped my underst