Little progress made as leaders meet at debriefing

Business at the Mean Bean Cafe has been brisk these past few weeks.

Apart from the regulars and truck drivers who drop in for their morning fix of coffee and toasted bacon and egg sandwiches, journalists covering the search for flight MH370 have added to revenues.

Located on the side of the Great Northern Highway just down the road from the entrance to the Pearce Australian air force base, the coffee is welcome on a cold morning.