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Flat White

Patronising the arts

24 April 2019

1:30 PM

24 April 2019

1:30 PM

The first of an occasional series by the Flat White team.

“The Massachusetts of the south.” That’s how John Howard once described Victoria.

How does this work in practice? Well, former Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle should perhaps thank his lucky stars he never got involved any Chappaquiddick-style scandals, but that’s sorta by the by.

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