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Publication details [#52275]
Cushing, Nancy and Kevin Markwell. 2009. Platypus diplomacy: animal gifts in international relations. Journal of Australian Studies 33 (3) : 255–271. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
This paper discusses how the use of platypus diplomacy in order to enhance Australia's standing with other nations such as in the 1940's with their British and American allies, constituted a transitional stage in the attitudinal evolution toward Australian native fauna.