A glittering and bejeweled Dame Edna, the alter ego of Barry Humphries, enthusiastically greeted city representatives and media at the Town Hall, saying she was delighted to be back in the country and for her last farewell tour. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Dame Edna's long-time friend, gossip columnist David Hartnell, were among the gathered group.
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