Canberra, welcome to graduate politics. An observation rather than a whinge.

There's an interesting social dynamic here, and two distinct and in many cases mutually exclusive cliques have emerged. This became obvious in the beer garden at Old Parliament House last night, where the two groups sat entirely independently of each other and made no attempt at even basic civility.



In one corner was the group made up exclusively of 2007 entry grads, specifically those who were in Canberra on the last rotation. The other group, to which I belong is of people who have just moved up here. It is a mixture of 2007/2008 entry people.



I've been informed by the incumbent Canberra grad who I live with that their team isn't interested in the new people. They have their own thing going and don't want new players. It's a typical old school/new school divide.



The divide is exacerbated by one one of the girls in my group being specifically disliked by a lot of the girls in the other group. Mind you, one of the girls in the other group was on probation in high school for bullying, so I'm happy to back my own people.