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by Lucy Kippist

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Filed under: America, Darwin, Marines, Obama, Society

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There’s been a lot of talk this week about how crazy those folks in the Northern Territory are.

Ahem, the must-have fashion accessory of the season. Pic: NTNews.com.au

Sure, they got a little carried away by President Obama visit. Offering the man croc insurance to the value of $50,000 might seem just a little ridiculous.

Then there’s the fetching paper hat made available to NT News readers’ in yesterday’s morning edition. Um, well that’s just dorky. But can you blame them? As one member of the Punch team put it to me: this Obama visit is the most exciting thing to happen to that town since those two crazy young things went for it on a balcony.

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marley says:

06:40pm | 18/11/11

@dancan - given the respective sizes of the Japanese and Australian economies, it will take one helluva lot of growth for us to catch up with them. And we’re not slated for that level of growth. Over time, I’m willing to bet the South Koreans will do better than we… Read more »
dancan says:

02:47pm | 18/11/11

I’d rate Australia above Korea and Japan because as their economies slow down ours continues to grow, and will continue to grow thanks to continued urbanisation of India and China. Thanks to this Australia’s projected growth over the next 10 years is far greater than Japans. As for Taiwan, while… Read more »

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