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A certain maritime incident and political-military relations. (Defence).

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| June 01, 2002 | Smith, Hugh | COPYRIGHT 2002 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AT THE HEART of the inquiry by the Senate select committee into "a certain maritime incident' is not the factual question whether or not one or more children were thrown or dropped overboard from Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel-04 (SIEV-4) on 7th October 2001. Nor is it the efficiency or otherwise of the reporting chain from HMAS Adelaide, which intercepted the vessel, through to the Chief of Defence Force. At issue is the relationship between the government and the Australian Defence Force, and the set of conventions, practices and traditions that should govern political-military relations in a democracy. The "children overboard" (or "non-children overboard" as Labor ...

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