By jingo, border closures keep out the icy pole set
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Opinion
Richard GloverBroadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
January 1, 2021 4.00pm
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Thank god the borders are closed. No longer do we need to deal with holidaymakers from other states, heading to the beach in a pair of “swimming bathers”, demanding a “pot” at the local pub, while their children beg for an “icy pole”.
In normal times, Australians behave as if state borders don’t matter – but, when it comes to January, they always have. In the winter months we may be one country, girt by sea, but not once we start splashing around in the stuff that is doing the girting.