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35 Cards in this Set
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What year did the Gurindji walkout happen?
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1966
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How much were they being paid vs. how much they wanted to get paid?
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They were being paid $6 and they wanted to be paid $25
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The Australian media represents unions as being antithetical to being Australian how?
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Their actions can damage the whole economy, which can therefore damage other workers.
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The maritime workers strike received support from many how?
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Because of the concept that all Australians are working class.
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How is flash-mobbing political?
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There is a distinct and recurrent theme of the comic disruption of commercial and economic spaces – they are comments on who we are and how we interact with our public space
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What type of political organization is the group Critical Mass?
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Xerocracy – a democracy with no leaders
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What is Critical Mass's political message?
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How choked with cars some cities are
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What is Reclaim the Streets?
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It is a collective with a shared ideal of community ownership of public spaces. Participants characterize the collective as a resistance movement opposed to the dominance of corporate forces in globalization, and to the car as the dominant mode of transport.
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Although seen as a celebration of Gay Pride, the G&L Mardi Gras is actually...?
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A protest parade against discrimination
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When did the first Sydney G&L Mardi Gras take place?
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June 24, 1978
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What percentage of Australians play a sport regularly?
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40%
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What percentage of Australians watch a sport regularly?
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75%
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What communal values do sports players and the Australian ethos share?
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Selflessness and Sacrifice
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When we see the term Australian attached to a team, who is excluded without further investigation?
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Women.
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How is the name Sydney Croatia different than the name Brisbane Broncos?
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Broncos refers to an animal spirit whereas Croatia is a distinct reference to a foreign country.
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Which movie actor is an owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs?
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Russell Crowe
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Indiginous males pursue what sport in an attempt to achieve greater freedom from social norms?
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Boxing
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How are suburbs distinct?
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They are a third space between urbanism and nature that reinforce a sense of class and status
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When did the Maroubra and Cronulla riots occur?
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2005
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What caused the Maroubra and Cronulla riots?
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Lebanese-Australian males assaulted two Anglo-Australian volunteer lifesavers
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Who directed the Castle?
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Rob Stitch
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What year was the Castle Made?
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1997
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What did the Melbourne Herald say about the Castle?
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That it could very well be the best comedy picture ever made in Australia
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What did Roger Ebert say about The Castle?
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"The Castle", directed by Rob Sitch, is one of those comic treasures like "The Full Monty" and "Waking Ned Devine" that shows its characters in full bloom of glorious eccentricity" — (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)
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The film depicts what iconic Australian character?
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The Aussie Battler
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What was the medium of Rob Stitch’s previous work?
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Television
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Why was the film so rough in style?
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Being released in the late 1990s under a Liberal government there was little funding for movies
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How did Miramax change the film?
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Re-did the slang so Americans could understand what they were saying.
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As a comedy how did its style stand out from Hollywood comedy?
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The Castle was made originally for the Australian market, with some overseas critics suggesting that its rhythm distances the film from the frantic, glossy world of much contemporary comedy — referring to the Hollywood style of comedy.
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Australians enjoy the highest rate of what in the world?
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Home ownership
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The concept of suburbia in Australian cinema has been what?
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Vilified
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The home in The Castle is not just land acquired, it is also…
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A home full of memories
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The Kerrigan’s lack what Australian trait?
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The travel bug
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What key court cases does the QC draw on in the Kerrigan’s defense?
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Mabo & the Franklin River Dam
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How is the Kerrigan’s experience of winning their court case different than Mabo?
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Mabo’s family never got their land
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