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The "[[Children Overboard affair]]" was a controversial focus in the 2001 federal election campaign, when John Howard was accused of cynically demonising asylum-seekers. Mr Howard and senior ministers falsely claimed on the eve of the election that a boat of (mostly [[Iraq]]i) asylum-seekers had thrown their children into the water to guarantee their rescue by the Australian navy. When challenged about this, Howard said that the refugees "don't carry any visible signs of being demonised".<ref>http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/bf/06saHerd.html</ref> | The "[[Children Overboard affair]]" was a controversial focus in the 2001 federal election campaign, when John Howard was accused of cynically demonising asylum-seekers. Mr Howard and senior ministers falsely claimed on the eve of the election that a boat of (mostly [[Iraq]]i) asylum-seekers had thrown their children into the water to guarantee their rescue by the Australian navy. When challenged about this, Howard said that the refugees "don't carry any visible signs of being demonised".<ref>http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/bf/06saHerd.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:07, 16 February 2020
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| Born | John Winston Howard 1939-07-26 Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Canterbury Boys' High School, University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Anglicanism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Janette Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Australian Club (Sydney), International Republican Institute/Board and Staff, JP Morgan Chase/International Council, Mont Pelerin Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children Overboard affair
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- Full article: Children Overboard affair
The "Children Overboard affair" was a controversial focus in the 2001 federal election campaign, when John Howard was accused of cynically demonising asylum-seekers. Mr Howard and senior ministers falsely claimed on the eve of the election that a boat of (mostly Iraqi) asylum-seekers had thrown their children into the water to guarantee their rescue by the Australian navy. When challenged about this, Howard said that the refugees "don't carry any visible signs of being demonised".[1]
He is the 'third man' in the 2003 attack on Iraq. While George W. Bush and Tony Blair to some extent is discredited by the propaganda lies and subsequent attack, John Howard, as Australian PM and third partner in the war coalition, escaped this public opprobrium.
A Quote by John Howard
| Page | Quote |
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| Port Arthur Massacre | “We need to achieve a total prohibition on the ownership, possession, sale and importation of all automatic and semi-automatic weapons. That will be the essence of the proposal that will be put by the Commonwealth government at the meeting on Friday...” |
Appointments by John Howard
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
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| Julie Bishop | Australia/Minister/Ageing | 7 October 2003 | 27 January 2006 |
| Julie Bishop | Australia/Minister/Women | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 |
| Julie Bishop | Australia/Minister/Education and Science | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 |
| Peter Dutton | Australia/Minister/Workforce Participation | 26 October 2004 | 27 January 2006 |
| Peter Dutton | Assistant Treasurer of Australia | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 |
| Andrew Shearer | National security adviser |
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