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"The Shiralee" instructs the storyplot of the itinerant rural worker Macauley - sometimes described as a 'swagman' or 'swaggie' - who all of the sudden locates himself taking responsibility for his child. Having delivered from 'walkabout', he locates his wife entwined in the arms of another, therefore he requires his four-year-old little princess, Buster, with him. The kid is the 'shiralee', an Aboriginal expression meaning 'burden'. In their time together, daddy and little princess explore new depths of understanding and bonding. The barren landscapes of the outback are central to the swagman's love for his country and offer a backdrop to the richness of his developing relationship with Buster.
