The revelation by defence adviser Mike Scrafton that he told Prime Minister Howard there was no evidence for his 'children overboard' claims before the 2001 election is damming, Greens Senator Bob Brown.

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Monday, 16 August 2004

"Mr Scrafton's claim makes our Prime Minister a deliberate liar: not a liar in the public interest but a man prepared to lie to 20 millionAustralians to promote his own hold on the job. He should resign," Senator Brown said.

"Politicians are human and so can err. But self-serving deception of the nation on the eve of an election is unforgivable in the nation's leader."

In the run to the 2001 poll, Senator Brown repeatedly queried government statements vilifying asylum seekers arriving by boat, in particular the claims that children had been thrown overboard.

More information:
Katrina Willis
02 6277 3170 or 0419 704 095

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