His popularity was boosted by an August 2001 decision to refuse asylum to refugees from a sinking Indonesian ferry.
His popularity was boosted by an August 2001 decision to refuse asylum to refugees from a sinking Indonesian ferry. In November, he defeated Kim Beazley to secure a third term for his [i] Liberal Party administration. Appointed Treasurer in 1977 by Malcolm Fraser—for 10 points—name this leader of the Liberals during the term of Labor Party leader Bob Hawke, the current prime minister of Australia.
His popularity was boosted by an August 2001 decision to refuse asylum to refugees from a sinking Indonesian ferry.
John Howard