That is a good debating point: but not one that will help persuade Indian parents that Australia is a safe place to send their children.

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So, while the trade deficit remained large (not a good thing), its slight shrinkage in the third quarter boosted real GDP by one percentage point, down from a net boost of 2.5 percentage points in the second quarter.

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The point the UKBA is making is that London Met's procedures were not good enough to know one way or the other.

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