1. The International Journal Of Language, Society And Culture The Australian Culturespecific value of “mateship” Australians love their mates. There is no doubt that linguistically, the word ‘mate’ is http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/users/tle/JOURNAL/ARTICLES/2005/15-4.htm

LSC HOME PAGE CONTENTS Issue 19-2006 new Issue 18-2006 Issue 17-2006 Issue 16-2006 Issue 15-2005 ... Issue 1, 1997 Issue 15 - 2005 An Analysis of 'whinging', 'dobbing' and 'mateship' in Australian Contemporary Culture Yanyan Wang The Australian National University Abstract Introduction Conclusion References Abstract whinge and dob in are Australian cultural key words discussed by Wierzbicka (1997). But what cultural value do they reflect? And what role do they play in Australian contemporary culture? This short article undertakes a semantic analysis of these two words using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) framework to demonstrate the Australian culture-specific value of mateship. 1. Introduction The article starts the discussion with the following narrative. report report is just to tell something to somebody, but report Anne Wierzbicka - in her book Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words dob in and whinge NSM and Culture Script The current proposed primes can be presented, using their English exponents, in the Table below:

2. Australia GATS This submission states the common interests of ACCD members in sustaining and fostering Australian culture. Specific data and arguments for the various subsectors such as film or http://www.mca.org.au/web/fileadmin/user_upload/PDFs/accdGATS26Feb03.pdf

3. Negotiations For A Free Trade Agreement This submission states the common interests of ACCD members in sustaining and fostering Australian culture. Specific data and arguments for the various subsectors such as film or http://www.mca.org.au/web/fileadmin/user_upload/PDFs/accdsubmit15jan03.pdf

4. Ableism And The Aussie Battler I love reading Australian culture specific articles… but being rather restricted by being Australian, I would really love to see how this is contrasted with other cultures, in http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/10/28/ableism-and-the-aussie-battler/

Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer FWD/Forward FWD (feminists with disabilities) for a way forward Home About Contributors Further Reading ... Subscribe Browse: Home social attitudes Ableism and the Aussie Battler Ableism and the Aussie Battler By Chally on 28 October, 2009 I want to talk about how Australia’s ideas of the ideal Australian exclude people with disabilities. But first I have to explain a little about the Australian national myth. The ideal Australian figure is known as “the Aussie battler”. Essentially this is an ordinary man working hard to get by and support his family without complaining. I guess it’s a bit like “the little guy”. I’m going to paraphrase how Queen Emily I’m not sure how to convey to you how ingrained the idea of the battler is in the Australian consciousness, but it really, really is. It’s everywhere from our popular culture to our political discourse. Our previous Prime Minister, John Howard, drew on it a fair bit. (In fact, in 2007, US President George W. Bush referred to him as a battler at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a moment which caused a few raised eyebrows.) Our current PM, Kevin Rudd, doesn’t do so quite so much, but it is still very noticeable. There’s a whole culture around cheering on the underdog and tall poppy syndrome (tearing down high achievers). But the Australian idea of the underdog – the “Aussie battler” – isn’t really who is at the bottom of the kyriarchal pile. If white, abled men represent the struggling Australian, that’s a pretty warped idea of hardship. It’s not about valuing the real battlers. A lot has been said about the racism and misogyny coded in the battler legend, and I could say a lot about the assumptions regarding family (structure); today we’re talking about the ableism.

5. AFTINET Response To Govt GATS Discussion Paper Accession to these requests would impact dramatically on Australian broadcasting and the capacity to express and reflect Australian culture. Specific issues http://www.aftinet.org.au/campaigns/WTO_GATS/gatssubmission1.html

The submission can be dowloaded in PDF format for viewing and printing. You'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the file. The Reader is available free at Adobe's web site AFTINET Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Prepared by Louise Southalan and Dr Patricia Ranald Contents: Introduction and overview Section One: The consultation process The status of public services WTO Working Parties Section Two: Education Health Audiovisual services Environmental services ... References Introduction and overview The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) welcomes the opportunity to make submissions in response to the discussion paper on the GATS produced by DFAT. AFTINET is a network of 62 churches, unions, environment groups, human rights and development groups and other community organisations as well as individuals which conducts public education and debate about trade policy. AFTINET supports the development of trading relationships with all countries and recognises the need for regulation of trade through the negotiation of international rules. Throughout the submission two broad issues are considered: the implications of the current commitments for public services in view of the ambiguity of Article 1.3 of GATS, and

6. GATS - Terms Of Reference Accession to these requests would impact dramatically on Australian broadcasting and the capacity to express and reflect Australian culture. Specific issues arising from http://www.aftinet.org.au/campaigns/WTO_GATS/senatesubm.rtf

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