Don't Trust Snakes: Perhaps a fresh supply of transported convicts is in order

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ROGER THORNHILL

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Perhaps a fresh supply of transported convicts is in order

Australia's male culture is in crisis, with "mates and good blokes" being replaced by "nervous wrecks, metrosexuals and nerds", a former prime ministerial candidate writes in a book published today . . . .

In his book, Mr Latham laments the loss of the Australian language's "larrikin" character - a word used to describe a fun-loving troublemaker who bucks authority and conventions, considered a cherished aspect of the Australian character.

"One of the saddest things I have seen in my lifetime has been the decline in Australian male culture - the loss of our larrikin language and values," he writes. "Australian mates and good blokes have been replaced by nervous wrecks, metrosexual knobs and tossbags." - The Guardian, September 26, 2006

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