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Barrie torpedo sinks him and Howard

PM's credibility blown out of the water

Defence Chief told Reith: no children aboard

"Overboard" lie exposed

The evidence

Honest John, answer these

the evidence

It's all here: original documents and photos, including:

  • The suppressed photographs
  • Actual cable from the HMAS Adelaide
  • Both confidential reports tabled in Parliament
  • Senate Committee transcripts

Also: Read the chronology of the whole children overboard affair here

 

The Evidence

 

Report 1 excerpts:
Investigation into advice provided to Ministers on "SIEV 4"

Well over a month before the election it was clear that there was
no evidence of children being thrown into the water (page vii)

 
 

The Defence Forces informed Reith and his senior advisors as soon as they realised the photos were being misused
(page ix)

 
 

Photos record the heroic efforts of Navy personnel during the rescue (page 13)

 
 

The heroic efforts by Navy personnel in averting a tragedy at sea were swept aside for political expedience (page 14)

 
 

The details of the letter which asylum seekers wrote to the Prime Minister (page 32)

 
 

The evidence starts to leak out on Christmas Island (page 34)

 
 

Page 37 and 38 - more people testify that they informed Mr Reith about the true nature of the photos

   
 
 
 

Burried in the second-last paragraph of a press release from Mr Reith's office
is the closest thing to an apology that we can expect from him or John Howard

 
 

Notice the date. After the election John Howard suddenly became interested in the truth

 

 

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