You’re right Steve, sorry to cast any dispersions on Oz. What was in the back of my mind was the boondoggle called Canberra International Airport and the $8.8 million necessary to upgrade a runway to accommodate the likes of President Bush. You can see the connection.:D

http://www.canberraairport.com.au/docs/hub/hub21_dec.pdf

Yes another example of wasted tax payers funds by Howard and his band of over spending underachievers