In what many are seeing as an extraordinary spray against regional Australia, former Liberal opposition leader and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has stated:
“If SA Cricket Association members vote down the Adelaide Oval redevelopment project then it will consign our city to mediocrity and provincialism worthy of Geelong or Newcastle.”
Not to be outdone, Geelong’s local newspaper The Advertiser has come out suggesting that he not be “so bitchy”, especially towards a city he has lived in, after spending time as a boarder at Geelong Grammar School. It also labelled the swipe as having “sunk the stiletto into Geelong”.
A clear reference to a moment listed as one of his most embarrassing moments, from a promotional stunt for a performance of the Rocky Horror Show and a look politicians should probably steer away from – publicly at least!
Nice one Alexandria
NOTE: The Advertiser doesn’t appear to have an electronic version of the story on their site at this stage – I will update this article when/if it comes online.
UPDATE: The Advertiser has the story online now.