'children overboard' affair

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:boat_involved gptkb:SIEV_4
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 2001
gptkbp:describes Allegation that asylum seekers threw children overboard from a boat intercepted by Australian authorities in 2001
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 'children overboard' affair
gptkbp:impact affected 2001 election campaign
influenced public opinion on immigration
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Senate_Select_Committee
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:John_Howard
gptkb:Peter_Reith
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
asylum seekers
gptkbp:later_found allegations were false
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:public_apology none from government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:2001_Australian_federal_election
gptkb:Tampa_affair
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Howard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5