{"id":47295,"date":"2026-09-11T15:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&p=47295"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:59:32","slug":"what-makes-an-aussie","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/what-makes-an-aussie\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes an Aussie?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You may recognise some of the images in this article\u2026they are part of artist Peter Drew\u2019s Aussie series, and they have been pasted onto walls across Sydney and nationwide, with our students spotting some on walls in the local area.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Year 5 students have been studying Peter Drew\u2019s work and producing Aussie posters of their own. They have been thinking deeply about the ideas in his work and were excited to be able to hear the artist talk , and even answer some of their questions in a Zoom presentation from the National Maritime Museum.<\/div>\n
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I was so proud of our student’s engagement and enthusiasm and the insightful questions they asked the artist. They submitted almost 100 questions.<\/div>\n
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Rhianna<\/strong> asked \u201cWhy did you use the word Aussie instead of Australian?\u201d<\/div>\n
Amelia<\/strong> asked \u201cif you were to change one decision in the past, would it be the White Australia Policy? If not, what?”<\/div>\n
Isabella<\/strong> asked \u201c How long does it take to create one poster?<\/div>\n
Eadie<\/strong> asked \u201cWhat is your understanding of Aussie?\u201d<\/div>\n
Leila<\/strong> asked \u201cWhy do you chose to use real people rather than drawing fake ones?”<\/div>\n
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They were also interested to hear Peter speak about why he chooses to put his work in public spaces, rather than in an art gallery, something we had pondered over in class.<\/div>\n
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Take time to look out for the Aussie posters when you\u2019re out and about over the holidays and see if they spark your curiosity too!<\/div>\n
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Click on gallery to view full images<\/em><\/div>\n
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