Jed Donoghue is a Research Associate in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has written about aged care, citizenship rights, homelessness, social housing, and national identity. Bruce Tranter is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Hisresearch interests include Australian identity, environmental social movements and their leaders,and climate change attitudes & behaviour.

This book examines the influence of colonial and contemporary heroes on Australian national identity and attitudes towards it, including the role of convicts, the free settlers, the outlaw Ned Kelly, the volunteer World War I soldiers known as the Anzacs, Australian sporting heroes, and who Australians consider to be the most important individuals who personify contemporary national identity.

• Introduction1. Convicts2. Free Settlers3. Ned Kelly4. ANZACS5. Sporting Heroes6. Important AustraliansConclusion

Jed Donoghue is a Research Associate in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has written about aged care, citizenship rights, homelessness, social housing, and national identity. Bruce Tranter is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Hisresearch interests include Australian identity, environmental social movements and their leaders,and climate change attitudes & behaviour.

This book examines the influence of colonial and contemporary heroes on Australian national identity and attitudes towards it, including the role of convicts, the free settlers, the outlaw Ned Kelly, the volunteer World War I soldiers known as the Anzacs, Australian sporting heroes, and who Australians consider to be the most important individuals who personify contemporary national identity.

• Introduction1. Convicts2. Free Settlers3. Ned Kelly4. ANZACS5. Sporting Heroes6. Important AustraliansConclusion

Jed Donoghue is a Research Associate in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has written about aged care, citizenship rights, homelessness, social housing, and national identity. Bruce Tranter is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Hisresearch interests include Australian identity, environmental social movements and their leaders,and climate change attitudes & behaviour.

This book examines the influence of colonial and contemporary heroes on Australian national identity and attitudes towards it, including the role of convicts, the free settlers, the outlaw Ned Kelly, the volunteer World War I soldiers known as the Anzacs, Australian sporting heroes, and who Australians consider to be the most important individuals who personify contemporary national identity.

• Introduction1. Convicts2. Free Settlers3. Ned Kelly4. ANZACS5. Sporting Heroes6. Important AustraliansConclusion