Where the Crows Fly Backwards

National identity and the search for its defining features has been the focus of continuing debate throughout Australian history. From ideals of mateship to celebration of sporting prowess, from multiculturalism to homogeneity and social cohesion, Australian national identity has been discussed and debated for more than a century, in later years mainly by politicians and the media. At the same time, there have been many attempts to define ‘rural identity’ as something at the heart of Australian