Many international students come to Australia to build up a new life. Most are after a permanent residency, believing Australia to be a better place to raise their children. But what does `Being Australian` stand for? Is it kangaroos, koalas, convicts, sunshine, beaches, BBQ, the Sydney Opera House? Or is it Aboriginal art, sports, multi culturalism and traditional virtues of egalitarianism, classlessness, ‘a fair go’, Ausie battler and mateship? As an international student, what does it mean to be Australian in a multicultural society? Is there an elusive quality, a ‘national identity’, which binds all as Australians? And what about the ‘Australian way of life’? Read more about it in Bert's blog (follow the link).