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BRUMBIE: Walk quietly but carry a big stick

BY ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014 10:05AM

It's now a few weeks since Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chief David Murray handed down his interim report and already sectional advance troops have been spooked into defending their status quo.

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