Australia ranked No. 2 for quality of life


	Australia ranked No. 2 for quality of life

tabsey

10-6-2009 6:05 AM

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tabsey says:

There are those who would dispute this, but the "haves" are probably happy.

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10-6-2009 9:02 AM

aklimento

Australia ranked No. 2 for quality of life

Said YUKO NARUSHIMA IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT. May be I'll move to Australia? Next time...

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