Sydney’s prestigious Australian Club has made few headlines since its voting members overwhelmingly affirmed its male-member-only status quo last June. But the club goes on, as do skirmishes between its conservative and progressive wings. The most recent of which is over the candidacy of one of Sydney’s most divisive figures.

While he’s no stranger to its hallowed dining hall, shock jock turned social media star Alan Jones is not at present a member of the storied institution.