Most of our media and many of our cultural institutions are city based and city oriented. In practice, most ideas emanating from the rural other are largely ignored by what’s called the mainstream.

That is according to CQU Professor Alan Knight, speaking on Radio National's Perspective program recently.

Professor Knight went on to say that many rural people still believe and even promote stereotypes about themselves.

For a full transcript visit: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/perspective/stories/s827274.htm