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The rarefied and entitled boys-only private school network has created massive imbalances and injustice in the halls of power, public policy and broader society.
By
Mike Seccombe.
Christian Porter as a Hale School student.
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Francis Greenslade was never really part of the privileged class that runs our country. But he came close enough to get a good look at it, warts and all. Greenslade – an actor, teacher, writer, translator, musician – is probably best known through his work on the ABC’s satirical television show
Mad as Hell. But in his youth, he had another claim to fame, as a champion debater.