Friday essay: the rise of the 'bin chicken', a totem for modern Australia
- Written by Paul Allatson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
The majestic White Ibis. Shutterstock.comA t-shirt with an ibis motif.Courtesy Michelle Andersen
In just a few decades, the Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) has made itself at home in many of Australia’s coastal and inland cities. And aside from the feathered birds we see daily (often foraging amongst garbage), representations of...
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