Dark victory
They put lives at risk. They twisted the law. They drew the military into the heart of an election campaign. They muzzled the press. They misused intelligence services, defied the United Nations, antagonised Indonesia and bribed poverty stricken Pacific states. They closed Australia to refugees - and won an election victory
Print Book, English, 2004, ©2003
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Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, N.S.W., 2004, ©2003
470 pages : maps ; 20 cm
9781741144475, 1741144477
224050244
1. Full up: August 23 to 26 2. Sea rescue: August 26 3. Australia v. the boat people 4. Canberra scrambles: August 27 5. Pan Pan: August 28 6. Boarding party: August 29 7. Labor cornered: to August 31 8. Pacific Solution: August 30 + 31 9. The rule of law: August 29 to September 3 10. The thick grey line: September 3 to 10 11. The shadow of the Twin Towers: September 11 to 19 12. The voyage of the Manoora: September 3 to October 8 13. Launching the campaign: to October 8 14. Orders from the top: October 6 to 9 15. Truth overboard: October 9 to 12 16. A military campaign: October 14 to 23 17. The boat that sank: October 17 to 28 18. The worst of times: October 23 to November 4 19. The navy leaks: November 4 to 8 20. The burning issue: November 8 + 9 21. Victory party: November 10 Aftermath Notes Glossary and abbreviations
Previously published 2003
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