The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy involving public allegations by Howard Government ministers in the lead-up to the 2001 federal election, that seafaring asylum seekers had thrown children overboard in a presumed ploy to secure rescue and passage on 7 October 2001. Although reports indicated that the strain of being towed was the proximate cause of the asylum seeker boat eventually sinking, Australian Prime Minister John Howard asserted that the asylum seekers "irresponsibly sank the damn boat, which put their children in the water".
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| - Die Children Overboard Affair (sinngemäß Kinder-Über-Bordwerfen-Affäre), auch Children Overboard scandal genannt, begann am 6. Oktober 2001 als die Olong bzw. SIEV 4, ein indonesisches Fischereischiff aus Holz mit 219 Boatpeople an Bord, in internationalen Gewässern durch das australische Kriegsschiff HMAS Adelaide an der Weiterfahrt gehindert und zur Rückfahrt nach Indonesien gezwungen wurde, was zu ihrem Untergang führte. (de)
- The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy involving public allegations by Howard Government ministers in the lead-up to the 2001 federal election, that seafaring asylum seekers had thrown children overboard in a presumed ploy to secure rescue and passage on 7 October 2001. Although reports indicated that the strain of being towed was the proximate cause of the asylum seeker boat eventually sinking, Australian Prime Minister John Howard asserted that the asylum seekers "irresponsibly sank the damn boat, which put their children in the water". (en)
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| - The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy involving public allegations by Howard Government ministers in the lead-up to the 2001 federal election, that seafaring asylum seekers had thrown children overboard in a presumed ploy to secure rescue and passage on 7 October 2001. The government's handling of this and other events involving unauthorised arrivals worked to its advantage. The Tampa affair had led the government to adopt stricter border protection measures to prevent unauthorised arrivals from reaching Australia by boat. Polls indicated the measures had public support. The government was able to portray itself as "strong" on border protection measures and its opponents as "weak". In November 2001, the Liberal-National coalition was re-elected with an increased majority. The Australian Senate Select Committee for an inquiry into a certain maritime incident later found that no children had been at risk of being thrown overboard and that the government had known this prior to the election. The government was criticised for misleading the public and cynically "(exploiting) voters' fears of a wave of illegal immigrants by demonising asylum-seekers". Although reports indicated that the strain of being towed was the proximate cause of the asylum seeker boat eventually sinking, Australian Prime Minister John Howard asserted that the asylum seekers "irresponsibly sank the damn boat, which put their children in the water". (en)
- Die Children Overboard Affair (sinngemäß Kinder-Über-Bordwerfen-Affäre), auch Children Overboard scandal genannt, begann am 6. Oktober 2001 als die Olong bzw. SIEV 4, ein indonesisches Fischereischiff aus Holz mit 219 Boatpeople an Bord, in internationalen Gewässern durch das australische Kriegsschiff HMAS Adelaide an der Weiterfahrt gehindert und zur Rückfahrt nach Indonesien gezwungen wurde, was zu ihrem Untergang führte. Die Migrations- und Asylpolitik Australiens, die die damalige liberalkonservative Regierung seit der Tampa-Affäre verfolgte, wurde von ihr Pazifische Lösung genannt. Bei dieser Politik überwachen und patrouillieren australische Kriegsschiffe und Flugzeuge der Australischen Streitkräfte und Australischen Küstenwache vor der Seegrenze Australiens. Die Schiffe hatten den Befehl, Boote mit Asylbewerbern zur Rückkehr zu zwingen oder sie in Einwanderungshaft in Australien außerhalb des australischen Hoheitsgebiets in Lager zu transportieren. In der Children Overboard Affair verbreiteten führende liberalkonservative Regierungsmitglieder wie der australische Immigrationsminister Philip Ruddock, Verteidigungsminister Peter Reith und Premierminister John Howard, dass die Boatpeople auf der SIEV 4 Kinder über Bord geworfen hätten. Dies stellte sich unmittelbar nach den regierungsoffiziellen Bekanntmachungen als falsch heraus und wurde in der Presse und von der politischen Opposition als Lügen bezeichnet. (de)
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