Today In Parliament 07.09.10

Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 5:21 pm
Article: Tom Frewen

Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 07.09.10

Tom Frewen: Opposition forgoes Question Time and the Prime Minister cancels his trip to Britain and France as Parliament responds to the Canterbury earthquake and the Fox Glacier plane crash.

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