That same woman attends the event every year and is known to bring along the SMH to read. Seems she's realised her choice had come down to two mostly-fictional items of content and chose to join the growing cohort of ex-readers. Sorry you had to find out this way.

On a positive note, this woman is clearly a candidate for one of the SMH's super duper 80 per cent off subscription deals.

You should go and personally save this reader so that you get a good mention from management at the upcoming staff retrenchment function.