I thought I would share a Dutch perception of the Australian 'scandal'
(as my friend put it in another email). John Howard gets very bad press
in Europe and in Holland in particular - he is seen as a hard man, and a
racist. The Walk for Reconciliation was broadcast on Dutch TV.
> Yesterday I saw a Dutch TV documentairy about the problems in Australia >wich you
>describe me. They are not so
> hopeful about the situation from the Aboriginals after the Games. The >international
>press is than away (media attention) and most of the
> Australian people are from the so-called right-side. I write now the >conclusion
>from this broadcast. I don't live in your country and I can
> not feel what you feel en see. I hope the mood is changing.
Trudy
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