Only a public servant could have written these lines without their tongue firmly lodged in their cheek:

"It remains a mystery therefore why there is no Australian Museum of Sport in Canberra to sit alongside the other national cultural and collecting institutions. A truly adventurous and well conceived publicly owned sport museum would give Australians a place where sport and what it means to us can be admired, studied, displayed and enjoyed. Sitting it within the nation’s capital would give it the authority and prestige that the subject deserves."

Anyone who depends for their livelihood on negotiating the world of commerce, instead of relying on the largesse of politicians using taxpayers money, would have written:

"It is gratifying that there is no Australian Museum of Sport in Canberra to sit alongside the other national cultural and collecting institutions that soak up our hard-earned dollars. A truly adventurous and well conceived sport museum, where sport and what it means to us can be admired, studied, displayed and enjoyed, is the province of that industry's sponsors. Sitting it within the nation’s capital would therefore be utterly pointless, since those sponsors' objective is to maintain a connection with the Australian public, not just its public servants."