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Flat White

The fine art of political juxtaposition

8 January 2018

2:36 PM

8 January 2018

2:36 PM

We all have that friend who we hang out with because they make us look better than we actually are – hopeless with money and in romance, unemployed. Mine moved to Queensland, got married and now earns more than I do. So, that’ll show him.

In Australia, this position used to be filled by John Howard before he got old and became a fond memory (sorry, elder statesman).

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