Last week, the Governor General, Quentin Bryce, returning from visiting flood-ravaged Bundaberg,
disembarked from her official RAAF flight at Canberra Airport, carrying a small piglet under each arm.
Her ADC, a bright, young Army officer, there to greet her, came to attention, snapped off a salute and said:
"Welcome back, Ma'am. Nice pigs."
The Governor General replied: "These are not just pigs. These are  authentic Burnett River Razorback hogs.
I got one for the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and one for Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister."
The ADC, still at attention, smiled and said:
"Excellent trade, Ma'am."