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    Information from Australian PM's aide led to clash

    Associated Press – Sat, Jan 28, 2012

    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A clash between protesters and Australian police that forced bodyguards to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event appears to have been set off by information released by one of Gillard's own aides.

    The aide, media adviser Tony Hodges, resigned. Gillard's office said Friday that he told someone that opposition leader Tony Abbott would be at the awards ceremony where the clash occurred. A spokesperson said in a statement that the information was passed on to indigenous-rights protesters who were demonstrating nearby.

    The protesters were angry about comments Abbott made about their movement, and about 200 of them surrounded the Canberra restaurant where the ceremony was being held. Gillard stumbled as she was rushed out and lost a shoe, which the protesters picked up.

    Gillard said Saturday that Hodges acted alone, and that she accepted his resignation because she considered his conduct unacceptable. She said she was upset that protesters disrupted the awards ceremony, which honored Australians for their service and courage during recent natural disasters.

    Abbott on Saturday demanded more details and an investigation into what he called a "serious security breach." He told Sky News the incident appeared to be an attempt to "trigger something potentially dire for political advantage."

    "Trouble was triggered and it seems that someone from the prime minister's office had a very big hand in all of that," he said.

    Gillard said the suggestion that she played a role in the clash was "deeply offensive" and added that "it is absolutely typical of Mr Abbott's negativity and his tendency to go too far."

    The restaurant where Thursday's clash occurred is close to the so-called Aboriginal Tent Embassy, where the protesters had demonstrated peacefully earlier in the day. That long-standing, ramshackle collection of tents and temporary shelters is a center point of protests against Australia Day, which marks the arrival of the first fleet of British colonists in Sydney on Jan. 26, 1788.

    The Tent Embassy celebrated its 40th anniversary on Thursday, and Abbott had earlier angered activists by saying it was time the embassy "moved on." Abbott said Friday that his comment had been misinterpreted, and that he never meant to imply the embassy should be torn down.

    The blue suede shoe Gillard lost was handed to a security guard at Parliament House late Friday and taken to her office.

    (This version corrects that adviser resigned rather than was fired.)

     

    11 comments

    • Awoke2Thunder
      Awoke2Thunder  •  3 mths ago
      It cannot be disputed that the Aborigines had done absolutely nothing with "their ' continent since year one .Their conquest by force of nature ,or arms-was inevitable.
    • Mr.BlurBlur2003
      Mr.BlurBlur2003  •  Hobart, Australia  •  3 mths ago
      gilliard is lucky the abos are acting like they would in protest, unless you've seen how muslims and mullah would do in iraq of afghan
    • JackS
      JackS  •  3 mths ago
      Where's Tabatha when you need her?
    • elizabeth
      elizabeth  •  Frisco, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      What did he say?
    • UncommonSense
      UncommonSense  •  3 mths ago
      I guess ever continent has a problem with Neegmoe trouble-makers.
    • TOK
      TOK  •  Artesia, New Mexico  •  3 mths ago
      Joseph, I pity your unfortunate lack of intelligence. Perhaps you should have your property invaded and be treated as an animal. then you may gain some insight into reality.
    • frank
      frank  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  •  3 mths ago
      The Aborigine Leader should seek to visit China....to estalish diplomatic relations . I believe the Chinese leaders would accord him with proper respect befitting his status
    • Beep Beep
      Beep Beep  •  3 mths ago
      NZ will be protesting soon againsn't The RUNT of New Zealand..Prime Minister HONE #$%$ KEY....for.selling our Farms Land to the Chinese.....That Land has Legal Title Holders attach to these Land -via Lease s and have to be return to landowners if and when the lease s deside to terminate their contract..
    • JOSEPH
      JOSEPH  •  Biloxi, Mississippi  •  3 mths ago
      Most Abos are perfectly capable of acting like humans, they should be held to human standards. The violent perpetrators should spend many future decades on chain gangs performing useful services. Those incapable of human behavior should be dealt with as animals.
    • frank
      frank  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  •  3 mths ago
      Where is Human Rights Watch Asia when the plight of original Australian is concerned?????
    • Lamont
      Lamont  •  3 mths ago
      Those Aborigines have such an insane, crazy relgion. Everybody in their right mind knows that God made the world in six (6) days, then took a day off due to then-existing labor laws. Later on, God impregnanted a rather unremarkable 13-year old Jewish virgin, and the Christ child was born. Jesus liked to do magic tricks, such as walking on water and turning water into wine. God was pretty disgusted with Jesus' antics and wouldn't lift a finger to save him when it came time for Jesus to die. But one day Jesus will return to Israel, and that's why the U.S. kills lots of Muslims and gives Israel lots of money. God bless all white, non-Mormon, non-Catholic Christians!
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