Regullus, there is such a thing as taking the position of Devil's Advocate too far. When the papers here reported on the 14 yr old boy who was taken prisoner and sent to Guantanomo, they didn't mention anything abpout the beach. I'm pretty sure that wasn't selective journlism. Let's not play into the hands of the warmongers.
The only reason civilisation has succeeded here is that Nature is so inimical to Europeans. We have had to develop infrastructure or else die out. We have survived out of sheer bloody-mindedness, much to the regret of the indigenous population.
Please don't try to sidetrack us with questions of hamburgers. As a multicultural society, we certainly include hamburgers on our menu. Right up there with souvlaki, fish and chips, spring rolls and curried everything. After you have visited here and found Thai, Mediteranean, Chinese/Vietnamese, Italian, Indian and Afgan restaurants all in the same street, then we will discuss the inadequacies of Australian culture.