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Clever!In November 1988 Prime Minister Bob Hawke opened the National Science and Technology Centre and told his audience that Australia needed to become 'the clever country'. Japan had donated one billion yen towards the Centre as a major Bicentennial gift to Australia. In 1990 Australian foreign debt had increased to 16 billion dollars. Some cleverness did come later with increased productivity. |
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