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"Written with urgency, this book is a fascinating, genre-breaking account of the most significant political event in Australia's recent history and the political strategy that powered itłTampa. The Norwegian cargo-carrier Tampa came to the rescue of a faltering fishing boat bound for Australia with 438 Afghan, Iraqi, and Iranian refugees; however, the Australian government refused Tampa entry and subsequently detained the refugees. Since the plight of the refuges went public on the eve of a national election, the book details the manipulation of the public, the mutability of the press, and the machinations of one government to control the election outcome through newly scripted rubric on border control. This book explores AustraliaĘs faltering international reputation as a result of their response to the Tampa crisis. Specific issues addressed include John HowardĘs resurrection from the political dead, the Navy and ArmyĘs involvement in the election campaign, press censorship, and the disapproval of the United Nations and Amnesty International."
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David Marr is the feature editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and the author of Patrick White, Barwick and the High Price of Heaven. He is also the presenter of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Media Watch. He has won numerous human rights awards for his work on Aboriginal deaths in custody and for his profile of conductor Stuart Chandler. Marian Wilkinson is an investigative journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, stationed in Washington, D.C. She is the author of The Fixer and has also reported for and produced the ABC's Four Corners program.
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- PublisherUnwin Hyman
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1865089397
- ISBN 13 9781865089393
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages350
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