In the Anthropocene age, our cultural identity and the way we represent ourselves as Australians is changing. This article discusses how drama practice-research can investigate nationwide anxieties that challenge traditional 'Aussie' mythologies about the landscape and the effects of climate change on it. Initially defining the enduring legacies and mythic narratives surrounding Australian place and people, this discussion takes into account our quest to define a national character (white) identity. White history embraces a national mythology wherein Australians are no strangers to harsh landscapes. The frameworks of settler society suggest that suffering in and surviving the landscape is a means of acknowledging the contested Eurocentric rights to land ownership. What is missing from the narratives is how the organisation, control and practices of and in the white nation space has contributed to the Australian climate change crisis.