... that brings them together due to their traditions. The last line identifies the family as "inheritors of a key " the metaphor alluding to the family's assimilation and naturalisation into Australian society by becoming "citizens of the soil" through the imagery associated with sustenance. However the negative connotations of "when this one is pulled down" symbolizes the loss of their ... of acceptance and identity. Paul Keating's "Redfern Speech" reflects on the impact of the exclusion of Indigenous Australians, thus stressing the need for the acceptance and recognition of their culture....

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