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Article: FED: Tim Fischer prefers Dr Nelson sans earring
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- December 4, 2007
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AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2007
FED: Tim Fischer prefers Dr Nelson sans earring
By Ilya Gridneff
SYDNEY, Dec 4 AAP - Unlike his old foe Paul Keating, former Nationals leader Tim Fischer
prefers the new federal coalition leader without the ear embellishment.
Mr Fischer, who retired from politics in 2001, was today supportive of both newly appointed
Liberals leader Brendan Nelson and Nationals leader Warren Truss.
Questioned outside a Sydney rail symposium where he was the keynote speaker, the former
deputy prime minister was unwilling to take a swipe at his party over its sliding electoral
fortunes.
After the Nationals lost three lower house seats, outgoing leader Mark Vaile ...