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8th July 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

A great weekend for the Poms

There are not many weekends nowadays when I’m up until 2.00am two nights in a row. Well actually none. But this weekend was the exception, with the Lions/Wallabies end of tour party at Sydney’s Opera House and Andy Murray’s Wimbledon final. The Wallabies victory in Melbourne, levelling the series at 1:1, had set things up […]

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9th May 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Sports Ministers wager on forthcoming Ashes and Lions’ tours

Australian sports minister, Senator Kate Lundy, must be a glutton for punishment. She’s already had to pay a forfeit over her bet with UK sports minister Hugh Robertson about the results at the London Olympics. Now she’s signed up for further wagers with him over the forthcoming Ashes and the Lions’ tour. It was all […]

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6th September 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Australian sports minister rows Olympic Course at Eton Dorney

Back in London again for the Paralympics, Australian Sports Minister Senator Kate Lundy this week fulfilled her side of the gold medals wager with her UK counterpart Hugh Robertson. When Hugh was here in March, Kate had promised to row the Olympic Rowing course at Eton Dorney if Britain got more gold medals than Australia. […]

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