SIEV X - Will it be just a memory ?

In October 2001, 353 asylum seekers drowned on the way to Australia. Questions remain on the involvement of the then Howard government which was determined to disrupt the flow of refugees into Australia. Why was the government so determined to prevent the disclosure of information regarding this "incident" ? What was the involvement of the Australian Federal Police ?

Even the construction of the memorial to the victims was discouraged. Today the "temporary" memorial still stands on the bank of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. It was a remarkable project created with the involvement of schools and other communities.

For a helicopter view of the site, click on the object below (sourced from Youtube). (Visit http://www.sievxmemorial.com/ )

Hissy Howard

Letter in The Australian, 11 Dec 2007, in the aftermath of the Howard defeat -