New Synopsis for "The Lucky Country"

Australia. At first glance the bystander knows that it is a land of golden beaches, golden beers and good mates. A land where getting rich is getting lucky, getting lucky is getting girls and getting girls is getting the dream. Whether or not this is a true representation, it is what Australia is perceived as.

This Australian classic written in 1968 shakes the shackles of the Australian mediocrity and sets forth arguments of how Australia is more than what is understood from first glance. For author Donald Horne the Australian way of life is more than these superficial ideals, he comments on Australia's dud democracy, the hypocrisy that lies in the ideal of 'fair go', the apathetic mindset of our culture and the disenfranchised intellect.

If you're an Australian struggling with their identity, a foreigner trying to discern the real Australia, or a curious bystander than you need to look no further that Donald Horne's "the Lucky Country'. As it turns out, Horne's 1968 Australia is extremely similar to yours of today.