(185 quotes found)
“When the Australians walked out, the crowd went nuts, and when we walked out, the crowd went even more nuts. I can't describe how amazing that was. Three thousand people were here rooting for the two strongest swimming nations. I'll never forget that, and I was glad to be part of it.”
Michael Phelps
“I try to use the Australian idiom to its maximum advantage.”
Paul Keating
“New Zealand was colonized initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape”
Robert Muldoon
“Most Australians would ask why is it that Schapelle Corby gets sentenced to 20 years for importing marijuana, Abu Bakar Bashir gets 30 months for participating in the murder of nearly 100 Australians,”
Kevin Rudd
“The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and better. . . . Each team is pushing each other to get better. It's good for the sport of swimming and it's good for both teams.”
Natalie Coughlin
“There is also a tiny fraction of Australians who believe in white supremacy.”
Ameer Ali
“The issue is still very much alive. We would like to see a president who is drawn from the Australian population, somebody who lives here and understands what it is like to be Australian and can represent our values and interests abroad.”
Allison Henry
“the most secure Australian passport ever produced.”
Alexander Downer
“It has almost gone out of the Australian game and that may be because we don't have the kickers any more. Larkham is a bit hit-and-miss.”
Andrew Slack
“Moved by our nationalist sentiments, we decided to call a boycott of all Australian commodities.”
Amiruddin Saud
