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PM lays his APEC fashion taste on line
Village Voice.com.au, Australia

Unlike his predecessor Paul Keating, Prime Minister John Howard has never been particularly renowned for his sartorial flair.
But the prime minister will get a chance to put his fashion credentials on the line when he makes the final decision on the garments to be donned by Asia Pacific leaders when they descend on Sydney in September.

One of the highlights of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit each year is the so-called “silly shirts” worn for the official photograph.
Alan Henderson, from the APEC 2014 taskforce, told a Senate estimates committee on Monday night that Mr Howard would give the green light to the final design.

“It’s not really being left to the prime minister to finalise the design features, is it?” Labor senator John Faulkner asked incredulously. Read more about PM lays his APEC fashion taste on line …

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