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Brown Study

Brown study

22 June 2019

9:00 AM

22 June 2019

9:00 AM

The long march through our institutions goes on, and they are falling over like ninepins. The latest victim is the iconic Australian Rules football, as much a cultural and social institution as the opera. For over a century, working class tribes have flocked to cheer on their teams in no-holds-barred shouting matches that have become part of their culture, but not any longer, if those who now control it have their way.

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