Crimes Against Australianity?

Yglesias appears to be upset that he doesn’t get to see Nicole Kidman play an Australian in the latest Baz Luhrmann blockbuster, Australia

When I saw that she was going to be starring in a movie called Australia, however, I just took it for granted that she’d be playing an Australian. But no!

…and if you’re going to make a film called Australia that would be a great opportunity to write some Australian parts.

???

Evidently they don’t teach Australian history in America. Just teach’em about the crocodiles, spiders, snakes, sharks and the… you call that a knife?