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At Yarralumla it’s not about the person. It’s about the institution

For 99.9 per cent of the time the governor-general is irrelevant to most Australians. But when they do matter, they matter very much.

Jacob GreberSenior correspondent
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Nothing bubbles up faster from the sludge of political life than the pyroclastic belching of our culture warriors.

Both sides of the political spectrum seem inexorably, tediously, trapped by this paradigm.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
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