KAVINA KALAICHELVAM EDITED BY CHETHA NAWANA
ARTWORK: Natasha Tareen
telstra state of mind
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They say that Canberra is the New York of Australia. ‘They’ being quite literally nobody, ever. In fact, when Alicia Keys sang Empire State of Mind, I can guarantee you that the last place she was thinking of was our nation’s capital. Bunda Street certainly does not make me feel brand new. There are no bright lights to inspire me. And to call it a concrete jungle would be audacious - something nearer to a cracked-in asphalt bushland would do.
