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Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Australians want tsunami cash back

The Australian: Australians want tsunami cash back :

"A SMALL number of Australians upset by Schapelle Corby's drugs conviction in an Indonesian court have called aid agencies for the return of their tsunami relief donations."

About 20. I am really fed up with how this has been picked up in the news. That and the belief we shall all be boycotting Bali. The money we gave to Indonesia for the tsunami relief was for the people of Aceh, in particular, and it came from our hearts to go to their hearts. We are not that mean spirited, nor stupid, and it is incredibly unfair for us to be represented like that as a nation. Australians have been going to Bali forever and there has been a longstanding relationship between us and Bali. We can tell the difference between a court case, a tourist destination and international aid. I resent the press representing us in such a silly fashion.

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