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General => The Cantina => Topic started by: MFAWG on November 29, 2007, 12:47:53 AM



Title: Aussie PandR:
Post by: MFAWG on November 29, 2007, 12:47:53 AM
http://politics.wizbangblog.com/2007/11/28/australia-parliament-on-guard-against-mp-art-theft.php
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - Officials at Australia's Parliament House on Wednesday took down valuable artworks to keep lawmakers dumped in weekend elections from stealing them as they began packing up offices.
"We do make sure we take out all our artworks, all the Parliament House's art collection that are in people's offices, before too much disappears," said Hillary Penfold, the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services.

Labor Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd on Saturday swept aside 11 years of conservative rule under John Howard. Dumped ministers and lawmakers from both sides of the political divide were on Wednesday vacating offices and removing classified files for disposal.

Penfold said many offices in the sprawling Parliament house were hung with significant artworks belonging to the national collection and on loan to MPs to decorate offices.

Pictures could also be inadvertently taken in the cleanup, she told local radio.

'Inadvertently', right... ::)


Title: Re: Aussie PandR:
Post by: gleek on November 29, 2007, 07:52:07 AM
Aussie English: artworks, sport
American English: artwork, sports

weird


Title: Re: Aussie PandR:
Post by: stroh on November 29, 2007, 07:57:59 AM
Aussie English: artworks, sport
American English: artwork, sports

weird


Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world........