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Old 18th February 2008 | 13:00
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moosp

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It looks like jobs for the boys. Why stop something at the border that you can then get in the terminal building by download ten minutes later? Sounds dumb-ass to me.

Indonesia had the right idea when it sacked its customs and excise department almost in total. They outsourced it to a Swiss company and mysteriously the flow of goods and people through the borders increased and customs revenues increased. I think the same would happen in Oz, but the unions will insist on control of the borders.

Pity, but there it is.
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