A federal election was held in Australia on 10 November 2001. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Au
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Tampa affair
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In late August 2001, the Howard government of Australia refused permission for the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa, carrying 433 rescued refugees from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters
2001 Australian federal election
…by-elections, taking the Queensland seat of Ryan and coming close in Aston. However following the September 11 attacks, and the Children Overboard and Tampa affairs, Polls swung strongly toward the coalition after the "Tampa" controversy but before the 11 September attacks. In fact, voter concern with terrorism in…
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