Australophile

An Australophile (or Ozophile[1]) is someone with an appreciation or love of Australia, which may include its history, geography, language (especially Australian English), culture and popular media. While Australians may be classified as Australophiles because of nationalism or patriotism, non-Australians may also self-identify or be considered as Australophiles. The rise of Australophilia can be linked to the emergence of Australian films and tourism campaigns in the United States throughout the 1980s.[2]

The antonym for an Australophile is an Australophobe.[3]

  1. ^ "Why the Conservative Party adores Australia". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ Turner, Graeme (1994). Making it National: Nationalism and Australian Popular Culture. New York: Allen & Unwin. pp. 3–5. ISBN 9781003116363.
  3. ^ Reuter, Thomas (18 June 2004). Inequality, Crisis and Social Change in Indonesia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203401910. Retrieved 29 April 2016.