Children Overboard affair

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Children_Overboard_affair

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	political scandal
gptkbp:actualEvent	boat sank accidentally
gptkbp:allegation	asylum seekers threw children overboard
gptkbp:allegationStatus	false
gptkbp:boatNumber	gptkb:SIEV_4
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date	2001
gptkbp:governmentResponse	defended initial claims
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Children Overboard affair
gptkbp:impact	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:laterAdmission	claims were incorrect
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Indian_Ocean near Australia
gptkbp:mainClaimStatus	disproven
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:mediaReported	children thrown overboard
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:2001_Australian_federal_election gptkb:Tampa_affair
gptkbp:requires	children thrown into water by asylum seekers
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:military gptkb:parliamentary_committee criticism of government
gptkbp:significance	affected 2001 election campaign
gptkbp:subjectOf	books documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Howard_Government gptkb:Pacific_Solution_immigration_policy gptkb:Peter_Reith
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7