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Article: Fed: PM should spend money on help Afghans, says Brown
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- September 3, 2001
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AAP General News (Australia)
09-03-2001
Fed: PM should spend money on help Afghans, says Brown
The Australian Greens have called on Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD to divert money to
help Afghan refugees instead of offloading the 438 asylum seekers on the MS Tampa.
Greens Senator BOB BROWN says the Tampa issue will continue to harm Australia's international
reputation.
And he says it's time to spend money on helping the millions of Afghans fleeing the
Taliban regime.
Senator BROWN has called on Mr HOWARD to allocate spending equivalent to that of his