Australian liberals missed their opportunity to vote for a monarchy-free state; it may be a while before the chance for a republic comes around again

A ticket for a burqa-clad driver in Sydney became a national controversy and reopened the debate about multiculturalism

The Australian floods were encapsulated by underrated national poet, Dorothea Mackellar, whose poem "My Country" best captured the post-diluvian mood

Australia's performance in the Ashes is symptomatic of the newly-prosperous nation's fixation with consumerism