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Treasurer Warning Rough Seas Ahead For Aussies
The Treasurer says tuesday's Federal budget will show a major improvement in the nation's finances. A free-trade agreement will change the way Australia and the U-K do business when it comes into force this month. And Taylor Swift is tipped to go public with her new romance this weekend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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