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10-03-2015, 01:48

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFlZ9rdLkLWUF_aQbKCVVvYdPUx8g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778764619176&ei=aE3-VNiGELP6igamlYCgBg&url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australian-centrelink-is-so-old-it-takes-500000-to-change-one-address-2015-3"><img src="//t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBAw4Nm0o0srcXruaXHcQGxpscKQbTY U71dPOpwsz-FXJWsQEcw4rC2yYxk_OulNLFZ5OXi52v" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"> Business Insider Australia</a></td><td valign="top" class="j"> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFlZ9rdLkLWUF_aQbKCVVvYdPUx8g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778764619176&ei=aE3-VNiGELP6igamlYCgBg&url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australian-centrelink-is-so-old-it-takes-500000-to-change-one-address-2015-3">The Australian government's computers are so old that it takes 6 months and ...</a> Business Insider Australia It's been called a Walkman-era computer system, and a “turbo-charged Commodore 64?, being used in an era where complex payments can be made and received from smartphones. Social Service Minister Scott Morrison said the system was built with ... <a class="p" href="http://news.google.ie/news/more?ncl=d9QwhvyhLCf71hM&authuser=0&ned=en_ie">and more »</a></div></td></tr></table>

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