Budgie Nine: how pride and privilege only get you so far

By Damien Murphy and Ava Benny-Morrison
Updated October 7 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 5:08am
Edward Leaney and Jack Walker leaving court. Photo: Joshua Paul
Edward Leaney and Jack Walker leaving court. Photo: Joshua Paul
Nine Australian men celebrate in Budgy Smuggler-brand swimsuits decorated with the Malaysian flag at the conclusion of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in Sepang. Photo: AP
Nine Australian men celebrate in Budgy Smuggler-brand swimsuits decorated with the Malaysian flag at the conclusion of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in Sepang. Photo: AP
Branden Stobbs, front, and Thomas Laslett arrive at the Sepang Magistrate in Sepang, Malaysia. Photo: Joshua Paul
Branden Stobbs, front, and Thomas Laslett arrive at the Sepang Magistrate in Sepang, Malaysia. Photo: Joshua Paul

The Budgie​ Smuggler Nine are living proof that a good school, good DNA and good clothes maketh neither the man nor good sense.

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