New $5 note is a reminder that beauty goes beyond aesthetics

By Karen Skinner
Updated April 14 2016 - 8:48am, first published 8:44am
Ally McLeod with her son Connor McLeod, a 14-year-old who was born blind and convinced RBA to introduce tactile banknotes. Photo: James Brickwood
Ally McLeod with her son Connor McLeod, a 14-year-old who was born blind and convinced RBA to introduce tactile banknotes. Photo: James Brickwood

"Stop the wattle vomit" cried one petition against the new $5 note. "It looks like roo poo!" was the verdict of one of the people who signed it.

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