She is the grand dame of Australia. She is the cultural heart of the country, with the NGV, the International Comedy Festival, Jazz, film and queer festivals, and so many local multicultural festivals too. She gave us the likes of Howard Florey, Macfarlane Burnett, Helen Garner, Dame Nellie , Dame Edna, Tina Arena, Nick Cave, Kate Cebrano, Graham Kennedy, Kate Blanchett, Steve Irwin, Micheal Leunig, Crowded House (the group per se) and, of course, Kylie. She is renowned for her coffee culture, modern-day liberalism and intellectualism She is also the sporting capital of the nation – think the tennis, cricket, footy, that horse race and that car race. She is curiously European, with her fickle weather, trams, wide tree-lined boulevards, and Victorian era architecture. She has excellent pubs and restaurants and a legendary music scene –
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