There was something faintly ironic about the official launch of Basil Zempilas′ Liberal party political career.
In the opening seconds Zempilas was caught on a hot mic being matey-matey with the press pack, making an off-hand remark construed as referring to the women’s Australian Open final being a “reserves game”.
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
