Howard's Double Dissolution Division

[Oquist, Ben (Sen B. Brown)]

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Wednesday, 19 June 2002

Howard's Double Dissolution Division

The Government, having attempted to divide Australia territorially, is now
trying to divide the Australian people themselves, Greens Senator Bob Brown.

In Senate question time today Senator Brown got no answer to his question as
to whether the Government was planning a double dissolution  election on the
issue

"The Government's decision to legislate to excise 3000 islands from
Australia's migration laws is purely political and, like the regulations, it
will fail in the Senate," Senator Brown said.

"It looks like a double dissolution trigger to give Mr Howard second spot on
the Liberals' hierarchy of election-winning Prime Ministers (ahead of Mr
Fraser , behind Mr Menzies) and to keep Mr Costello at bay.

"Labor should hold its nerve.  This is poor policy, in response to a
legendary boat sailing somewhere north of Java, based on poor information

"This is wedge politics at its most base," Senator Brown said.



Further information: Ben Oquist 02 62773170 or 0419704095


Ben Oquist
Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown
02 62773170 ph
02 62773185 fx
www.bobbrown.org.au



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