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A group of public service chiefs gathered on Thursday night for a quiet dinner in Canberra to send off Australia’s new ambassador to the US.
There was lightning and heavy rain outside the upmarket Pan-Asian restaurant Chairman and Yip, but inside the private dining room the mood was cheerful.