Can one be an Australian without being an Aussie?

Question

that Kentucken answer seems irrelevant , as Australian and Aussie are 2 separate words that can, but dont have to, mean the same thing

Answer 1

Australian and Aussie are synonyms.

Like British and Brit.

Like New Zealander and Kiwi.

Different from American and Yank.

Australians like to turn words into 2 syllable words, often ending in ie.

A sports song is "Come on,  Aussie, Come on, Come on....."

At the Sydney 2008 Olympics the national cheer was "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. Oi, Oi, Oi."

Answer 2

Depends, what's your definition of  'Aussie' is, anglo-saxon immigrant?

Answer 3

Uhm... can one be black without being black?

Ah... NO.