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of the list. Only yesterday I re-subscribed to see how the list is going!
Why did I bother?
Ross Kelso
At 02:15 30/08/01 +1000, you wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, M. da Cruz wrote:
>
>> Senator Bartlett's Second Reading Speech- Border Protection Bill
>> http://www.democrats.org.au/media/display.htm?id=1609
>
>A great quote from here:
>
> ``there is not much point in the Prime Minister trying to claim a
> virtue of putting One Nation last on how-to-vote cards when he
> adopts their policies so comprehensively and when he adopts the
> rhetoric along with it.''
>
>Most of the International coverage has been pretty critical:
>
>Australia criticized amid troop takeover
>http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/08/29/aust.ship.piracy/index.html
>
> ``The takeover was ordered by Australia's Prime Minister, John
> Howard, who has been accused of pandering to popular opinion
> in the leadup to an election.''
>
>Aussie troops storm, seize immigrant ship
>http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,67236,00.html?
>
> ``SOLDIERS from Australia's Special Air Service regiment
> yesterday stormed and took control of the Norwegian vessel
> which rescued 438 asylum-seekers, and appeared prepared to
> enforce Prime Minister John Howard's demand that it head out
> to international waters 'as soon as possible'.''
>
>Some are pretty amusing though:
>
>Australian public back hard line
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1515000/1515199.stm
>
> ``Judging by the audience response across dozens of the influential
> talk radio stations, the government's handling of the situation
> is receiving overwhelming approval.''
>
>It is both refreshing and distrubing to be able to confirm the damage to
>Australia's international reputation in real-time.
>
>-d
>
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