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...that the Australian lamington cake is believed to have been named after Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (pictured), the then-Governor of Queensland?
...that despite not being released as a single, Brisbane band Powderfinger's "These Days" topped the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1999?
...that Graham Perrett, the Australian House of Representatives member for Moreton, was accused of calling rival Gary Hardgrave a "racist" during the 2007 election campaign?
...that the Solomon Islander Peter Ambuofa, who had converted to Christianity while working on a sugar plantation in Queensland, was left to starve by his own relatives when he returned home?

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