Modern national symbolism

Contemporary Australian civic symbolism

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

2 symbols

Mammal · Marsupial

Kangaroo

Macropodidae

A family of Australian marsupials whose meanings belong to particular Aboriginal traditions and to modern national imagery, which should be kept distinct.

Aboriginal Australian traditionsMeanings specific to Country, language, and story

2 contextual readings

Mammal · Marsupial

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

An Australian tree-dwelling marsupial whose contemporary symbolism centers on native wildlife, habitat, and care for country.

Contemporary Australian civic symbolismNative wildlife and national identity

2 contextual readings