KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.

It has some of the world's best known rivers and among the deepest and longest canyons in the world. And it is currently going crazy for the iconic Australian hat, the Akubra. It's not America, or ...