That is the old Capri which is what they are familiar with in England...
The Australian Capri was developed in the late 80's from the Ford Laser/Mazda 323 platform, they are fwd with a 1.6 Mazda engine - a turbo model was available too. They have a small rear seat which is uncommon amongst the small sportscars it competed against.
The cars were also exported to the US where they were sold as the Mercury Capri. They didn't set the world on fire for sales, the Mercury dealers weren't used to selling or marketing sportscars (Mercury would be comparable to Rover in days gone by in the UK).
In Oz, the first type of convertible roof wasn't perfect (not suprisingly) and the local current affairs tv shows (tabloid style) gave it a caning. By that stage there had been a few running changes and any owner affected got a new roof but the damage to the cars reputation was done. Later there was a "Clubsprint" model developed with Tickford (a coincidence given their connection to the Capri in the UK!).
Here is a good website on the car I was able to find, it covers the cars development & the different models. Have a look under the "Articles" tab.
http://www.pcug.org.au/~jcarroll/capri/capri!f.htm