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Eurovision and Australia. The true story! | First Dog on the Moon Who best to represent Australia at Eurovision - Boy George Brandis? Adam and the Bandts? Feeney and the Machine? Actually, Guy Sebastian will do
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Intergenerational report could win Miles Franklin award for fiction, says Chris Bowen, as Joe Hockey calls on Australia to prepare for challenge - video Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen slams the government's intergenerational report as a work of fiction, but Joe Hockey says Australia must prepare for challenges
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