Aussie Rules ; She Is Sydney's Most Famous Daughter - and Its Biggest Fan. Exclusively for Escape, Nicole Reveals Why She and Her Children Make It Their First Choice for Perfect Family Breaks ...And How You Can, Too You Can Go From Coral Reef to a Cabin in the Rain Forest in Just a Few Hours...By Nicole Kidman

Daily Mail › April 10, 2005

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SYDNEY is the capital of my world.

Just like the families who come here and soon find Australia is not just kangaroos and koalas, the city is far more than a Harbour Bridge and an Opera House to me. It's where I went to drama classes when I was a little girl, where I went to college, where I bought my first apartment, and where my career first took off.

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Aussie Rules ; She Is Sydney's Most Famous Daughter - and Its Biggest Fan. Exclusively for Escape, Nicole Reveals Why She and Her Children Make It Their First Choice for Perfect Family Breaks ...And How You Can, Too You Can Go From Coral Reef to a Cabin in the Rain Forest in Just a Few Hours...By Nicole Kidman

It's also the kind of place which can present everyone, no matter whom, with a whole range of possibilities. People who live there and people who visit can be anything they choose to be.

Of course it helps that it's in Australia, without doubt the true land of opportunity. I know they say that all the time about America, but Aussies really can do anything they want - if you want something and you have the energy, determination and ability, you usually can achieve it.

Visitors tend to notice that Aussies keep their feet on the ground - my parents never allowed me to be big-headed. We all learn not to be self-centred.

The independent attitude has become enshrin...

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