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In 1985, my RMIT sociology lecturer stood me in front of the class and declared me to be a â³â£statistical anomalyâ³â£ â not just a state school student, but a student from the western suburbs (Deer Park High).
As a shy kid, I burnt with mortification, embarrassment and shame in front of a room full of eastern suburbs private school alumni.
Thirty-six years later, I still burn with anger, but not at my lecturer.
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