Sorry to spoil the cynicism (and fun?), but the ads were certainly still being shown during the election campaign. I noticed a few of them in the weeks leading to the election. They were regularly shown on SBS and from memory on Ten as well. The ads are commissioned by the Australian Federal Police and are therefore considered not to be political advertising. I guess it is up to the individual to contemplate on the amount of government intervention in the design and broadcast of such materials.
Wesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Pascoe Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:29 AM Subject: Re: terror warnings boost Bush's approval > > > John Maynard wrote: > > > Can someone tell me why "terror lookout ads" have just suddenly appeared > > again on the Telly? > > > > I saw these ads last year and now suddenly they have re-appeared today. > > > > Is there something eminent to happen in Australia, or is the government > > on high alert after the suicide bombing against Australian soldiers in > > Iraq? > > Certainly not that last, because I saw the first ones reappear before > the bombing - actually only a few days after the election. I suspect > that either Howard now thinks that he has a mandate to proceed with his > anti-terror policies, or that he's seeking to build loyalty (popularity) > post-election. Or both, of course :-( > > Clare > *************************************************** > Clare Pascoe Henderson > http://www.clergyabuseaustralia.org > Clergy Sexual Abuse in Australia > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *************************************************** > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > ------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
