Swimming in the president’s pool – palaces and power in times of crisis
- Written by Kristie Patricia Flannery, Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University

Footage flashed across television and smartphone screens this week showing rowdy crowds of Sri Lankan protesters mobbing the official presidential palace in Colombo.
Cameras panned across the compound’s lush gardens as jubilant young...
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