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Thanks to the generosity of the Defence Signals Directorate, we have obtained intercepts of recent communications between Australia and London. Here is the transcript.

Dear Mother

Dear Mother, I trust that the corgis are well,
My husband and I think the food here excels,
And when I walk by some folk bow or ring bells,
It's very quaint here in Australia.

Dear Mother, I met two men dressed in regalia -
Both seem to think that they run South Australia.
It seems that they want all the paraphernalia,
It's very quaint here in Australia.

Dear Mother, the GG here seems very tense,
He wants to stay on, says he's made no offense -
I think that our daughter's GGs have more sense!
It's very quaint here in Australia.

Dear Mother, Janette wants a journalist chap
To apologise as he'd not checked on his facts;
I'm pleased it's not John she expects to retract,
It's very quaint here in Australia.

Dear Mother, I think I'll be glad on the day
When we finally give these ex-convicts away,
They don't know when to go, have no clue what to say,
And they all think they run South Australia.

Copyright; David Peetz
Email: davidpeetz@yahoo.com.au