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At the Cup, camera-shyness the order of the day

Apart from the racing tragics and those in sin industries like gambling or alcohol, Australia's executive class mostly stayed away from the Birdcage.

Myriam Robin and James Thomson

Nov 5, 2019 – 7.06pm

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Who's afraid of the Melbourne Cup?

Corporate Australia, clearly. Apart from the racing tragics and those in sin industries like gambling or alcohol, Australia's executive class mostly stayed away from the Birdcage. The point of which, as the name suggests, is not so much to enjoy a day of racing as to be seen doing so.

Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media.

James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.