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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Simon McCarthy

Think you could be lord mayor? Here's your chance (literally) put on the robes of high office

Ever wondered what former Newcastle councillors scratched into the bottom of their drawers in an idle moment between speeches that shifted the city's course?

Or, perhaps, which of those drawers have the helpful, personal flashcards to remind leaders in that high office to, among other things, "be fair-dinkum, take turns, don't interrupt when someone is speaking" and "focus on the content of the information, and not the person presenting it"?

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