to wonder what, culturally speaking, australia has ever given the world?

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really.
apart from neighbours, peter carey and patrick white?
anything?

Thomas Keneally
Ken Done
Ray Lawrence
Baz Luhrmann

The Sydney Opera House

director peter weir. there's tons of things

Is the Great Barrier Reef near there? Clearly Aus didn't give it to the world, but would we know about it if there wasn't land near-by from which to base any travels?

some of the most poisoness animals in ther world eg. box jelly fish(not culture I know, but I find it interesting)

yes, I was also thinking about the Great Barrier Reef, I've scube dived it and it's incredible

there was a show about the toad that's wiping out alot of the native species belgo, it was very sad.

has anyone sadi Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter?

yes, loads of native australian species have been wiped out by colonisation

thats the cane toad isn't it? in shops in aus you can buy them made into purses and things (wasn't tempted personally!)

Clive James
Joan Sutherland
Germaine Greer
Rupert Murdoch

I don't think Australia promotes its more highbrow culture enough tbh, we see too much on the barbeque blokey side of things

a couple of good films
'Strictly Ballroom ' and 'white Picket Fence' (I think that's the name)

i said the expression 'crikey'..

and of course 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'

yes that's the one. very poisonous. i'm not surprised they're making them into purses and the like. they're horrid things.

my sister has one living under her house, its HUGE..

Muriels Wedding

yes Muriel's wedding was great

blimey i'd kill it if i were her. on the programme they squeezed one and the amount of poison that came out of it was horrific. one lady just whacks them with a hammer. (sorry if tmi) but it was very interesting.

Why is 'crikey' an Australian expression?

Australia isa vibrant fantasti culture. it has given us so much this stunning this masterpiece this beautiful cityno wonder billy connolloy raves
Australia rocks

I agree with pukkapatch. This thread could have gone another way if it had another country in the title. Mn is strange sometimes

Crumbs, I can't believe no one has put 'The Ashes'.

The aboriginal culture is incredibly rich. facinating , ancient and unique. If you are meaning white culture.... for a land settled 200 years ago by English cast offs and then migrants and refugees from almost everywhere I think Australia has a wonderful vibrant culture that is like no where else. Out of a small population I think we have given the world some great writers,historians,doctors,chefs,musicians,artists and humanitarians.
Interested in the point of your question!

100 posts and no1 mentions Jason Donovan. My childhood heartthrob. [sigh]