Becoming Australian

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 10:05 a.m.

Writer, Ashley Kalagian Blunt, came to Australia from Canada intending to stay a year, but never went home. Nearly a decade later, she is now a citizen, but remains bewildered by some of our cultural quirks. Paul Barclay talks to Ashley about identity, the challenges of moving to a new country, and how to be "Australian".