Stories of our history, our heroes, our icons, our triumphs and our tragedies.

Australia is an extraordinary country. Our past is filled with pioneers and bushrangers, brave soldiers and record-breaking athletes. We've created foods eaten nowhere else in the world and we're the home of Big Things. Australians are intrepid explorers, wacky inventors, celebrated artists and daring lifesavers.

This book contains thirty of our most time-honoured icons, from the Sydney Opera House and jars of Vegemite to Phar Lap's glory and the tradition of Anzac.

Take a tour through the large legends and little-known facts that make Australia truly unique.