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Sycophants, Citizens and the Majesty of Nature: Some Thoughts on the History of Australian Civic Debate
From: From Subjects to Citizens
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Throughout the last 150 years of at times active, at times utterly uninspired civic debate, Australia has produced its fair share of sycophants determined to possess the baubles of Empire. Fortunately, such individuals have always had to contend with citizens equally determined to articulate an Australian consciousness, a distinctive set of national characteristics and styles which collectively have formed the lasting images Australia now conveys to the world.