Australian Government beats the retreat!


	Australian Government beats the retreat!

bs1999bs

12-6-2008 6:32 PM

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bs1999bs says:

So much for the grand opening salvo from the Rudd Government - they have now beaten the retreat!
The "Ozzies" were never people to runup a white flag after a couple of shots - why start now?

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