Jessica Irvine is a senior economics writer for Fairfax Media.
The year 2017 will surely remembered as the year the gloss wore off and the gloves came off, a year when the posturing of politicians was utterly trumped by the everyday courage and bravery of ordinary Australians. As it draws to a close, 2017 has morphed into a year of honest storytelling. Of ripping off Band-Aids. Of exposing the ugly truths of public and private life to the cleansing glare of sunlight.
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