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banana curtain
The notional border separating Queensland from Australia's southern states.
In a sentence
Once we crossed the banana curtain, the jokes about Queensland began.
Where it came from
Banana curtain humorously recasts Queensland’s southern border as a political and cultural divide. The image draws on the state’s banana-growing identity and is chiefly historical.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Queensland border; chiefly eastern Australia