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Australia tells 11m workers to take a break

By Peter Smith in Sydney

Published: December 5 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 5 2008 02:00

Australia's 11m workers can hardly believe their luck.

A day after official figures signalled that the country was moving perilously close to recession, the government yesterday instructed its workforce to take a break.

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