Mateship is an intrinsic part of Australian society, routinely discussed as an important national value. In 1999, Prime Minister John Howard even attempted to include mateship in the constitutional ...

Mateship. The word — and the concept it captures — means a lot to Australians. Mateship is reserved for those who share an unspoken bond of friendship, trust, commitment and shared values. Mates stick ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. His Holiness said the Aussie concept of mateship really spoke of love between friends. That's all well and good ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Let's warm up for Australia Day with a pop quiz shall we. Which Australian prime minister said the following? "We will hang on to our ...

The concept of mateship was almost certainly brought here by convict settlers. At the time it was an important survival instinct borne out by the ability to empathise with their fellow convicts. There ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Tony Abbott was desperate to paint his just-completed trip to Papua New Guinea in highly positive terms but as far as asylum ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. FORGET the stereotypical view of young Australians as iPod-toting internet junkies whose only interests are mobile phones, emo music and ...

Real mateship is not suited to the times in modern Australia, writes Don Watson. FROM the experience of Australian men at war and otherwise in extremis, the creed of mateship took on a sacred quality ...

More details are emerging of the Australian government’s thinking on how to handle a volatile and erratic Trump White House, and how it might repair some of the damage following the now infamous ...