Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 04.08.09

Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:13 am
Article: Tom Frewen

Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 04.08.09

Tom Frewen: Nick Smith warns Greens to be upfront on the real cost of climate change while Labour pursues government over cuts to care for severely disabled children and adult community education.

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