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King Hick

Peter Costello overcooked his barbecue stopper

23 January 2016

9:00 AM

23 January 2016

9:00 AM

Are we indeed a nation of hicks? This is a pertinent question to put in recalling the feeding frenzy fomented by Australia’s febrile media when Prince Philip’s appointment as a Knight of the Order of Australia was announced. This question should be addressed in particular to Peter Costello with another Australia Day in prospect.

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