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1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 min. 42 sec.) ; 344355602 bytes |
| Summary |
Nick Bryant is a BBC journalist who spent six years in Australia and diarised this experience in his book The Rise and Fall of Australia - How a Great Nation Lost its Way. This is an outsider's perspective on contemporary life in this country. He covers the usual stereotypes and thinks we need to drop the 'Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi' approach, grow up, be confident and get sophisticated.Of course it's a more nuanced analysis than just that - but there's the usual stuff about refining the 'right' national identity and putting the 'right' politicians in power in Canberra.He is partial to Malcolm Turnbull and ex Labour politicians, Lindsay Tanner and Martin Ferguson as men of the right stripe. As to whether his opinion is convincing, you make up your mind |
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Broadcast 2014-08-11 at 11:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Forums (Discussion and debate)
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Nationalism -- Political aspects.
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Nationalism -- Social aspects.
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Socialism and culture.
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Manners and customs -- Public opinion.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Aly, Waleed, host
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Bryant, Nick, contributor
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Morris, Madeleine, contributor
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