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APEC Leaders' Summit Photo: Very Outback Squire!
Official APEC Leaders' Summit Photo: Very Outback Squire!
The moment of mystery has passed, enter intrigue… APEC leaders exited talks at the Sydney Opera House to show off their brown tailor made knee-length Driza-Bone oil-skin raincoats.
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In the official statement, Australia prime minister, John Howard, said he selected Driza-Bone as the national outfit "with counsel and good advice" from his wife, Janette, and the APEC taskforce.
Each APEC leader was given a choice of four contrast colours: slate blue, mustard yellow, red ochre and eucalyptus green. New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark chose mustard yellow.
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