History Film / Australia

* RecycledINSPACE - It's ''Film/OutOfAfrica'' [-IN AUSTRALIA!-]

* MercyKill - [[spoiler: Magari]] is shot in the back after attempting to distract several Japanese from [[spoiler: Drover and the children]], after a moment of gasping for breath he is shot in the head by one of the soldiers out of mercy.

* Mercy Kill - [[spoiler: Magari]] is shot in the back after attempting to distract several Japanese from [[spoiler: Drover and the children]], after a moment of gasping for breath he is shot in the head by one of the soldiers out of mercy.

In 2022, it was announced that an expanded LimitedSeries version of the film would be produced, which would make use of unused footage from the original shoot and feature an alternate ending. Titled ''Faraway Downs'', the new cut is set to premiere on Creator/{{Hulu}} and [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star]] platforms in winter 2022-2023.

* MixedAncestry: Nullah is the child of an Aboriginal mother and white father.

Did we mention that it's not only called Australia and set in Australia, but stars Australians, was directed by an Australian, funded by an Australian (albeit one with US citizenship), written by several Australians, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment filmed in Australia]] and premiered in [[OverlyLongGag Australia]]. [-[[MemeticMutation In AUSTRALIA!]]-] [[note]](and as Hugh Jackman said during the Oscars, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Terhj8mjPwY Everything is being downsized due to the recession. For example, next year I'll be starring in a film called 'New Zealand'.]]"[[/note]]

* EndingAversion: Given the movies infamous length, the end of the cattle drive can feel like a better conclusion for some viewers.

* SpoiledSweet: Carney's daughter Cath, despite being in love with [[GoldDigger Fletcher]] is a nice, unassuming woman who volunteers to help at the hospital and is one of the few to treat Sarah well even after she falls out of favor with many (including Cath's mother) due to her outspoken sympathy for the aboriginals.

%%* CattleDrive - Of epic proportions.

%%* DefrostingIceQueen - Sarah

* ArtisticLicenseHistory - To the extent it is probably quicker to assume everything was invented by the writers for creative reason rather then attempt to list the errors

* CattleDrive - Of epic proportions

* DefrostingIceQueen - Sarah

* EpicMovie

* HappyEnding - Oh, yeah.

* HollywoodKiss

* {{Jerkass}} - King Carney, although he has some humanity and morals that redeem him - noticeable when he confronts Fletcher upon learning the truth about Lord Ashley's murder.

* MrFanservice - [[Creator/HughJackman Give you one guess.]]

* OffingTheOffspring - Fletcher tries to do this to [[spoiler: Nullah]].
* OrangeBlueContrast - ''And how''. It's almost easier to count the scenes in the movie that ''aren't'' bathed in orange-blue contrast.
** Much of that is probably helped along by the SceneryPorn. The Australian Outback is bright orange, sandy desert contrasted with deep, cloudless blue sky. There is also orange tinting on the human characters and often-appearing dark blue lighting.
* OscarBait - ''Boy Howdy''. Amusingly received only a nomination for its costumes.
** Hugh Jackman spoofed this in his UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-opening monologue: "In ''Literature/TheReader'', [[Creator/KateWinslet Kate]], English, [[FakeNationality plays a German]], nominated. In ''Film/TropicThunder'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, who was an American, playing an Australian, [[UncleTomfoolery playing an African-American]], nominated. Where's me? I'm an Australian, playing an Australian in a movie called ''Australia''... hosting."
*** Which prompted a writer at Website/TelevisionWithoutPity to quip, "[[SarcasmMode Yeah]], ''that's'' the reason, [[LargeHam Hugh]]."

* PunchClockVillain - Sgt. Callahan qualifies. Although he is sent to track both King George and Nullah down and take them away, Callahan is simply doing his job.
** The same could be said for the Indigenous trackers that are hired to help track Nullah down. Since they have very little screen time, not much is known about them. However, the trackers appear to be rather callous and unfeeling, so their morals are pretty questionable.

* WorldOfHam

* ArtisticLicenseShips - Having re-used effects footage from [[Film/ToraToraTora another movie]], the warships shown during the Japanese raid do not remotely resemble any USN or RAN ships present at the time. The largest US ships were USS Perry (a four stack destroyer, sunk with 88 dead) and USS William B Preston (a seaplane tender of similar size to Perry). Largest RAN warship was HMAS Platypus (and ex submarine depot ship being used as a floating base ship and resembling a merchantman.) None of these ships or any of the others had the large tripod mast seen on at least one ship during the raid sequence.

* TheDragon: Neil Fletcher is this to King Carney; later he becomes [[spoiler:TheStarscream]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Lady Sarah Ashley arrives in the tavern and is talking to the bartender, behind her, outside of the tavern, the Drover is busy fighting.
* FinalSpeech: [[spoiler: After Kipling Flynn is violently trampled by the stampeding cattle, the barely-alive alcoholic tells the Drover to drink the bottle of whiskey that he smuggled, saying it would be "a terrible shame to waste it", he also tells him about how he learned from Nullah about the glass-tipped spear that was used to kill Lord Ashley (and Drover later learns that Fletcher had killed Lord Ashley and not King George), before he tragically dies, Flynn tells the Drover to apologise to Sarah on his behalf for being "a coward".]]

* {{Jerkass}}: King Carney, although he has some humanity and morals that redeem him - noticeable when he confronts Fletcher upon learning the truth about Lord Ashley's murder.

* LukeYouAreMyFather: Neil Fletcher is [[spoiler: Nullah's father]].
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Part of [[spoiler: Drover]]'s backstory. His Aboriginal wife died when she was denied treatment in a hospital because of her race. Consequently, [[spoiler: Drover]] chooses to be friendly with the local indigenous people and keeps his distance from the white community.
* MrFanservice: [[Creator/HughJackman Give you one guess.]]

* OffingTheOffspring: Fletcher tries to do this to [[spoiler: Nullah]].

** Much of that is probably helped along by the SceneryPorn. The Australian Outback is bright orange, sandy desert contrasted with deep, cloudless blue sky. Not to mention the orange tinting on the human characters and often-appearing dark blue lighting.

* PunchClockVillain: Sgt. Callahan qualifies. Although he is sent to track both King George and Nullah down and take them away, Callahan is simply doing his job.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: The Chinese cook at Faraway Downs has the humorously-offensive name of "Mr. Singsong".

*** Which prompted a writer at TelevisionWithoutPity to quip, "[[SarcasmMode Yeah]], ''that's'' the reason, [[LargeHam Hugh]]."

* DroppedABridgeOnHim - [[spoiler: Carney]] is killed mid movie in a cut scene

* PunchClockVillian: Sgt. Callahan qualifies. Although he is sent to track both King George and Nullah down and take them away, Callahan is simply doing his job.

* FinalSpeech: [[spoiler: After Kipling Flynn is violently trampled by the stampeding cattle, the barely-alive alcoholic tells the Drover to drink the bottle of whiskey that he smuggled, saying it would be "a terrible shame to waste it", he also tells him about how he learned from Nullah about the glass-tipped spear that was used to kill Lord Ashley (and Drover later learns that Fletcher had killed Lord Ashley and not King George), before he tragically dies, Flynn tells the Drover to apologise to Sarah on his behalf for being "a coward".

** Hugh Jackman spoofed this in his AcademyAward opening monologue: "In ''Literature/TheReader'', [[Creator/KateWinslet Kate]], English, [[FakeNationality plays a German]], nominated. In ''Film/TropicThunder'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, who was an American, playing an Australian, [[UncleTomfoolery playing an African-American]], nominated. Where's me? I'm an Australian, playing an Australian in a movie called ''Australia''... hosting."

* ProductPlacement - Australia itself. Having assisted with funding, the government through Tourism Australia hoped to attact significant overseas tourism from this movie.

Did we mention that it's not only called Australia and set in Australia, but stars Australians, was directed by an Australian, funded by an Australian (albeit one with US citizenship), written by several Australians, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment filmed in Australia]] and premiered in [[OverlyLongGag Australia]]. [-[[MemeticMutation In AUSTRALIA!]]-] [[note]](and as Hugh Jackman said during the Oscars, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Terhj8mjPwY Everything is being downsized due to the recession. For example, next year I'll be starring in a film called ''New Zealand'']]."[[/note]]

* [[AreWeThereYet Are We There Yet?]] - "How long till we reach Faraway Downs?"

* YouFailHistoryForever - To the extent it is probably quicker to assume everything was invented by the writers for creative reason rather then attempt to list the errors

* LukeYouAreMyFather: Neil Fletcher is [[spoiler: Nullah's father]]

* OffingTheOffspring: Fletcher try to do this to [[spoiler: Nullah]]

* RecycledInSpace! - (It's ''Film/OutOfAfrica'' [-IN AUSTRALIA!-])

* SheCleansUpNicely - played straight... with Hugh Jackman!

* WilhelmScream

* TheWestern - [[RecycledInSpace Recycled... IN AUSTRALIA!]]

* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent - Well, yes.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII

** Hugh Jackman spoofed this in his AcademyAward opening monologue: "In ''Literature/TheReader'', [[KateWinslet Kate]], English, [[FakeNationality plays a German]], nominated. In ''Film/TropicThunder'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, who was an American, playing an Australian, [[UncleTomfoolery playing an African-American]], nominated. Where's me? I'm an Australian, playing an Australian in a movie called ''Australia''... hosting."