Revenge of the hyphenated names
The Australian Greens have sworn in their latest federal senator: Steph Hodgins-May, a Victorian taking the seat vacated by Janet Rice, who formally resigned in April. Hodgins-May’s appointment means yet another double-barrelled name has joined the ranks of the party, bringing the total to seven. A deep breath for the other six: Allman-Payne, Chandler-Mather, Hanson-Young, Steele-John, Watson-Brown, Whish-Wilson. Last week Margin Call clocked the hyphens and hinted that they may be out of touch with the ordinary people (47% of Greens compared to 3% of the population!)
Crikey knows of at least one former prime minister who’d be horrified by all these hyphens.
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