Mateship

Simpson and his donkey exemplify the spirit of mateship.

Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address, and ship, referring to the vessel that transported many early convicts and settlers to Australia who subsequently gave voice and expression to this uniquely Australian value.

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