An Australian icon is a person, place or thing that originated in Australia and is unique to that country.
Examples are kangaroos, Ned Kelly, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Three Sisters, Uluru, Vegemite, Koalas etc.
Because it is a Australian car
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because the meat pie is an Australian icon and it is yummy
Vegemite Vegemite
It is more of a tourist trap.
It is unique and it represents Australia
While the barbeque is not limited to Australia, it is certainly an Australian icon. In a country where there are numerous specialty barbeque shops, as well as entire sections in hardware stores devoted to barbeques, one could certainly say that barbeques are a national icon, common in many backyards.
It is not significant in Australian history, however, it is an icon of Australia simply because they are a native animal of the continent.
Vegemite is an Australian product, mate! Vegemite was invented by the aussies and is an Australian icon!
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Possibly the most famous Australian sporting icon is Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman or 'The Don' was an Australian Cricket Batsman, he batted at number 3 and finished his test career with a batting average of 99.94.
Well QANTAS stands for 'Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service' so i believe that makes it Australian, also the airline logo is a Kangaroo and that is an Australian icon!