To love your country is not necessarily the same as being 'patriotic'. Some patriotic people don't love their country at all. Some love the 'show', the jingoism, the flag nonsense, and being small-minded about what it is to be Australian.

My understanding is that to love your country is to love its uniqueness and want all its aspects to thrive but not at the expense of of the least powerful, and for people and the natural world on which the nation depends to live in balance and health. To love your country you also need to be critical and to demand high standards of conduct from those who wield power and to take responsibility for your own behaviour. We are not educated enough in comprehending our relationship to the land on which we live.