We will never know what the government had planned for the cancelled meeting at the Sydney Opera House. But it reeked of cultural cringe, and successive governments continuing to diminish the nation’s capital.
Barry Humphries was right. We really are a bunch of hicks.
The latest example was the plan, albeit abandoned, to hold the leaders’ meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue at the Sydney Opera House next week.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
