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joined the government, potentially giving it the numbers to re-elect
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investigated the allegations that Getax had bribed
Nauruan MPs "to influence the political regime in Nauru in order to increase their stake in the country's phosphate". Amwano spoke up to defend Getax, denying any wrongdoing and adding that he "would be happy for the Australian Federal Police to
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