Review of Australia (2008) by Ankur S — 23 Jan 2011

Beautiful outback tourism campaign with an explicit view of how the Aboriginal population was treated until very recently.

This review of Australia (2008) was written by Ankur S on 23 Jan 2011.

Australia has generally received positive reviews.

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