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My great-grandmother was born in London, the daughter of a Brixton coachman, and became the most famous singer in Australia. Her name was Marie Carandini, Madame Carandini.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Australia Became Born Daughter Famous Her London Marie Most Name Singer

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I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work.

~Claire Danes

Topics: Actively Australia Boyfriend Business Even Had Home Long-Term Lot Maintain New New York Peripheral Relationship Shooting Though Work York

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A lot of people ask me, when I mention I'm from Australia, that I must have been on 'Home And Away,' and I tell them was one of the few who didn't take that route. That's because I auditioned for 'Home And Away,' and I didn't get booked, so you'd call that a knock back.

~Claire Holt

Topics: Ask Australia Away Back Because Been Booked Call Few Get Home Knock Lot Me Mention Must People Route Take Tell Them Who You

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Well, my thoughts about California are kind of mythological. To me, as well as being a real place, it's a place where people go to find something - to find happiness or to realize their dreams. So it has that kind of quality of heroism and heartache, and Australia has that, as well.

~Colin Hay

Topics: About Australia Being California Dreams Find Go Happiness Heartache Heroism Kind Me People Place Quality Real Real Place Realize Something Thoughts Well Where

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She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's.

~Colleen Mccullough

Topics: Australia Book Fortunes Fun Great Great Fun Life Like Living Look Much She Very Wacky Women Write

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The Labour Party of today has fits of horrors of the very thought of somebody like me might saying that they bought in white Australia. But I believe they did.

~Colleen Mccullough

Topics: Australia Believe Bought Did Fits Horrors Labour Labour Party Like Me Might Party Saying Somebody Thought Today Very White I Believe

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I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times since then. For someone who didn't know Australia, it came as a shock how intelligent, interesting and funny the people were. If I lived there I might see it differently, but as a visitor it was a lot of fun.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: Australia Been Came Differently Few First Fun Funny How Intelligent Interesting Know Lived Lot Might People See Shock Since Someone Sydney Then Times Visitor Were Who

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My grandfather was like Australia's Tom Jones.

~Conrad Sewell

Topics: Australia Grandfather Like Tom

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Even though I am signed to an American label, I want Australia to fall in love with my music because if it doesn't work here, it won't work anywhere.

~Conrad Sewell

Topics: Am American Anywhere Australia Because Even Fall Here Label Love Music Signed Though Want Work I Am

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When I was very young, I got my first opportunity in television with a show called 'Surfing the Menu,' and it was myself and another buddy. We traveled around Australia and we surfed and cooked and drank too much wine. And we had a lot of fun.

~Curtis Stone

Topics: Another Around Australia Buddy Cooked Drank First Fun Got Had Lot Menu Much Myself Opportunity Show Surfing Television Too Too Much Traveled Very Wine Young

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