Flat white in the Big Apple

It is apparently true: the flat white coffee is an Australian invention.
According to an article in today's Australian newspaper,

"COFFEE junkies can now order an Australian flat white across New York without fear of facing a blank stare and prolonged withdrawal symptoms.

From the Manhattan neighbourhoods of the East Village, TriBeCa, Chelsea, Midtown and Murray Hill and across the East River to Brooklyn's Williamsburg, Prospect Park and Fort Greene, Australian-owned cafes are changing the way New Yorkers drink coffee.

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Flat whites - the milky brew whose origins are claimed by Australia and New Zealand - are in the top five sellers of an extensive coffee list, and outsell cappuccinos at Toby's, which opened its first US branch in January last year."