Footnotes

1. ANZAC, Australia New Zealand Army Corps, was a branch of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in World War One. The biscuits named after them were invented during that time as a snack that would last a long time and were easy to make with the limited ingredients available at the time. They are still very popular today.

2. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian equivalent of the FBI.

3. Literally translated, “I receive.” This is similar to saying “Grace” before meals in Western cultures.

4. French: “I accuse!”

5. Author of The Divine Comedy, depicting a descent into Hell and then a journey to Heaven.

6. Italian: “So wonderful.”

7. A Japanese dagger.

8. An Australian slang word for Wollongong, Nathan’s hometown.

9. A hairstyle in Asia, in which hair is organised into balls.

10. Traditional Chinese dress.

11. This is a custom in Chinese culture. If she’d eaten the rice, she would have stated that the meal wasn’t enough. By leaving the rice, she is stating she is full, and the meal was good.

12. Witchese Language: “Absorb-Invert”

13. January 26 is Australia Day, celebrating the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove. It has similar significance to American Independency Day.