... existing native-born identities would attenuate themselves sufficiently to accommodate this new presence.' The central character of Mick Dundee was presented as the lovable Aussie larrakin bloke-brash, crude and unworldly, ... . The notion of Australia as 'down-under' and therefore an upside-down place, 'Alice in Wonderland' style shines through in Australian films of the 90's.' Films like Muriel's Wedding, Strictly Ballroom and Pricilla were celebrations ... their quarter-acre blocks - as "arborophobic". In the larger framework of a socio-economic analysis, Geoffrey Bolton entitled his h...

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