Tampa Crisis News 2001-2002
- (2001, September 12). Fed: Gov't riding high in wake of Tampa crisis, poll shows. AAP General News,
A new poll shows the federal government is now within striking distance of
the opposition in the wake of the Tampa crisis.
The Bulletin-Morgan poll out today says the government is back in play --
after languishing at less than 30 per cent support. - Munro, I. (2001, September 22). Tampa crisis: secrets and silence. Age, The (Melbourne). p. 2.Until they got to Nauru, the media were kept well away from the asylum seekers, writes Ian Munro.
- Marian, W. (2001, October 23). UN tried to trick us in Tampa crisis: Ruddock. Sydney Morning Herald, The. p. 7.The Immigration Minister, Philip Ruddock, has accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva of conducting a "ruse" over the offer to help solve the Tampa standoff last month.
- (2002, February 5). Three to stand trial over Tampa crisis. Illawarra Mercury. p. 9.At least three Indonesians will stand trial for allegedly smuggling 434 asylum seekers who became the centre of an international diplomatic row when they were rescued from their sinking boat by the Norwegian cargo ship Tampa.
- Manne, R. (2002, December 30). How Tampa sailed into 2002. Retrieved from http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/29/1040511254630.html
To understand Australian politics in 2002, one must begin with the Tampa incident of August, 2001. Tampa not only assured the government of victory in the November election. It also altered the balance of forces in Australia in a fundamental way. After Tampa, John Howard realised that he could appeal directly to popular instinct and bypass the kind of fussy moral arguments advanced by the educated, left-leaning section of society his government called the "elites".
The Leaky Boats Q&A
Q&A. (Producer). (2011). Leaky Boats [Documentary]. AUS: ABC
Tampa Current News 2011-2016
- National Museum of Australia. (n.d.). Tampa Affair. Retrieved from http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/defining_moments/featured/tampa_affairIn August 2001, Australian troops boarded the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa off Christmas Island. The commander of the vessel, Captain Arne Rinnan, had rescued hundreds of asylum-seekers from a stranded Indonesian fishing boat in the Indian Ocean and was attempting to bring them to Australia.
The ’Tampa Crisis’ became the catalyst for Australia’s new ‘border protection’ policy. It also became a pivotal issue in the 2001 federal election campaign. - Crabb, A, (2012). Tampa enters Australian waters with 433 asylum seekers on board. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/archives/80days/stories/2012/01/19/3412121.htmThe Norwegian cargo ship MV Tampa was refused entry to Australian waters after rescuing 438 people, mostly Afghan asylum seekers, from a distressed Indonesian fishing boat 140kms northwest of Christmas Island. In defiance of the request by Australian authorities to return the asylum seekers to Indonesia, Tampa captain Arne Rinnan declared a state of emergency and entered Australian territory, anchoring just off the coast of Christmas Island where SAS troops boarded the vessel.
- Wockner, C. (2016, June 11). These are the people Australia didn’t want — the controversial Tampa refugees reveal life now. Retrieved from http://www.news.com.au/national/these-are-the-people-australia-didnt-want--the-controversial-tampa-refugees-reveal-lWas it worth it, the terrifying days at sea in a broken down boat, fearing death at every wave, rescued by a Norwegian freighter then weeks spent at the centre of a political firestorm and two years in detention limbo on Nauru?
“Of course it was worth it, to have a beautiful life, having a business and being successful, of course it was worth it. - Lamperd, R. (2013, August 13). The Tampa children reflect on their rescue 12 years on. Retrieved from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-tampa-children-reflect-on-their-rescue-12-years-on/news-story/ad3079e56669d3c0515aedf42bd7d552TAHIRA Hossaini couldn't swim. A hole of deep blue water gaped between two ships. In her young mind, she felt like she might be swallowed up.
One hand of a Tampa sailor held her from behind. A man in army greens aboard the HMAS Manoora reached across, coaxing her to step. Her mum and dad were behind her somewhere, but if she slipped they couldn't save her from back there, she thought. She would disappear forever. - Mares, P. (2011, August). Ten years after Tampa. Retrieved from https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2011/august/1316394350/peter-mares/comment-ten-years-after-tampaJohn Howard’s stand on the Tampa is generally seen in retrospect as a political masterstroke that stopped the boats and helped him to secure the 2001 federal election. But to leaf through newspaper clippings from those intense days of late August and early September 2001 is to be reminded that his government took a high-stakes gamble and came close to losing.
Children Overboard
- Douez, S, & Forbes, M. (2001, October 8). Boat people 'threw children overboard'. Age, The (Melbourne). p. 1.A group of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia had thrown children overboard in a premeditated attempt to force their way into the country, the Federal Government said yesterday.
- Philip Cornford, a. G. (2001, October 8). Children overboard: latest twist on the refugee frontline. Sydney Morning Herald, The. p. 1.The Federal Government would not be "intimidated" out of its tough boat people policy by asylum seekers throwing children overboard, the Prime Minister declared yesterday.
- Arlington, K. (2004, August 24). Children overboard the most despicable of lies: Hawke. Retrieved from http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/24/1093246520431.html?from=storylhsNothing had disfigured Australia's political landscape like the Howard government's dishonesty over the children overboard affair, former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke said today.
- Australian Broadcasting Authority. (2004, December 16). Documentary Guidelines. Retrieved from http://www.acma.gov.au/~/media/Diversity%20Localism%20and%20Accessibility /Advice/pdf/Documentary%20Guidelines%20Interpretation%20of%20documentary%20for%20the%2The Labor-dominated committee held its one-day hearing during the early stages of the last election to examine Mr Scrafton's claim that he told the Prime Minister there was no evidence to substantiate the story about asylum seekers throwing their children into the sea.
- Forbes, M. (2002, March 28). Brigadier altered notes to `child' overboard. Age, The (Melbourne). p. 2.Notes of the first and only conversation that allegedly reported that asylum seekers threw children overboard were subsequently altered to include the reference to children, material presented to the Senate hearing into the controversy has revealed.
- SMH. (2008, February 28). Truth overboard - the story that won't go away. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/truth-overboard--the-story-that-wont-go-away/2006/02/27/1141020023654.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1The Prime Minister is still not facing the facts behind one of the key episodes of his 10 years in office, writes David Marr.
- Leser, D. (2007). Children overboard. Australian Women's Weekly, 77(10), 60-66.The article reports on how Iraqi asylum seekers including Hawraa Alsaai were rescued after the Olong, a fishing vessel sank in 2001 on their way to Australia. When they reached Australia, the crew of the HMAS Adelaide refused to take them aboard. When their boat started to sink, Laura Whittle of the Australian Navy, decided to jump into the water and rescue them.
- Parliament of Australia. (n.d.) The'Children Overboard Incident'. Retireved from http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Former_Committees/scrafton/report/c02To help place the significance of Mr Scrafton's evidence in context, this chapter presents an abridged chronology of the 'children overboard' incident and the events that unfolded subsequently. It summarises the chain of events from when the incident was first reported to when doubts started to emerge in Defence about whether the incident occurred, through to the abortive attempts that were made to correct the record.
Children Overboard - Virginia Trioli discusses Peter Reith interview
Trioli, V. (2012, Spetember 1). Children overboard - Virginia Trioli discusses with Peter Reith. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HdpfesWv7s
Virginia Trioli on her notorious / Walkley award-winning radio interview with Peter Reith at the height of the Children Overboard affair. Excerpt from Ellen Fanning's 2003 six-part series on ethics in journalism, Fine Line.
John Howard on the Children Overboard
Samplenukes. (2007, November 23). Children overboard [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3WJ10xGkas