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• Carr blogs on tent embassy protest 'clown'

  thewall.com.au | 1:04 am Jan 27, 2012

  Former NSW Labor premier Bob Carr says Canberra's tent embassy should have been packed up years ago.

  "The tent embassy in Canberra says nothing to anyone and should have been quietly packed up years ago," Mr Carr wrote in his online blog on Friday.

  "The 'activists' who run it would be better off investing time in youth programs in indigenous communities.

  "Every government in Australia is aware of its responsibilities to Aboriginal Australians," he said.

  Mr Carr criticised the protesters who besieged Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a Canberra restaurant on Thursday resulting in a security scare.

  "Prime Minister Gillard is targeted and some clown is shown brandishing her shoe yet she said and did nothing in respect of the tent," he wrote.

• The Tent Embassy Debacle from A Protester’s POV

  wgwau.com | 12:04 pm Jan 26, 2012

  Occupy Melbourne, Personal WritingIn Canberra, in front of Old Parliament House (also known as the Museum of Democracy) is the First Nation’s Tent Embassy, first established in 1972 by four Aboriginal activists who wanted to draw attention to the plight…

• Tent Embassy Demo

  wordpress.com | 12:28 am Jan 27, 2012

  I agree with Tony Abbott and think his remarks entirely sensible. The tent embassy in Canberra says nothing to anyone and should have been quietly packed up years ago. The “activists” who run it would be better off investing time in youth programs in…

• Indigenous leaders criticise 'disrespect' to Gillard

  bbc.co.uk | 5:17 am Jan 27, 2012

  Indigenous leaders in Australia have condemned "disrespect" shown to Prime Minister Julia Gillard at a protest. She and opposition leader Tony Abbott had to be rescued by riot police after angry protesters surrounded them at a restaurant in Canberra on…

• When is this sorry mess going to end?

  thepunch.com.au | 2:20 pm Jan 27, 2012

  So we now know who is responsible for putting Julia Gillard into the most peril she’s been in since she became Prime Minister - her own office. A senior member of the Prime Minister’s team has tonight resigned after it emerged he was the one who tipped off…

• Gillard Dragged Away At Tent Embassy Protest

  smh.com.au | 7:48 am Jan 27, 2012
• Gillard left red-faced after Abbott leak

  smh.com.au | 10:46 am Jan 27, 2012
• Aboriginal protesters torch Australian flag outside Parliament

  smh.com.au | 7:12 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tent Embassy Australia Day protests: on the scene account

  crikey.com.au | 1:15 pm Jan 27, 2012
• Thoughtlines with Bob Carr

  wordpress.com | 11:01 am Mar 26, 2011

Most Popular Tweets (100)

• Whoever wins this match should give a shoe to Julia Gillard. #AusOpen

  @pjhelliar - PETER HELLIAR
  

  1:18 pm Jan 27, 2012
• Indigenous man who fought a smart fight and won. Eddie Mabo #smartmansmartfight #takenoteflagburners

  @J_Ziggy - Jziggy
  

  11:46 am Jan 27, 2012
• the events in canberra yesterday were very disappointing. the act of burning the Oz flag today was totally disgraceful, stupid and pathetic.

  @jason_mifsud - jason mifsud
  

  11:44 am Jan 27, 2012
• There but for the grace of god, a few staffers are thinking about hodges.

  @michellegrattan - Michelle Grattan
  

  11:23 am Jan 27, 2012
• One thing we can say for sure. Tony Abbott has got the Labor Party & lefties spooked BIG TIME given how obsessed they are with him #auspol

  @Correllio - Correllio
  

  10:37 am Jan 27, 2012
• BREAKING: Hockey seen carrying cardboard cutouts of Tony Abbott around Canberra trying to put the media & people off his scent. #auspol

  @geeksrulz - Intrepid Geek
  

  10:29 am Jan 27, 2012
• Australian flag burnt: rebellion, Indigenous flag burnt: racism. I wouldn't do either but that's the reality isn't it?

  @MattAnderson__ - Matt, son of Markus
  

  10:18 am Jan 27, 2012
• Julia Gillard's press officer who told Aborigine protest group something they deserved to hear is sacked. Lovely. http://t.co/Xxae4CJr

  @JeromeTaylor - Jerome Taylor
  

  10:15 am Jan 27, 2012
• unaustralian most moronic phrase ever - do you ever hear undutch, unbelgian, unfrench no because they aren't idiots

  @helishingly - Deborah
  

  9:49 am Jan 27, 2012
• Whoops. Gillard staffer has endangered his own PM in Tent Embassy debacle. My P1 toon #auspol - http://t.co/8KEjUew1

  @NiCartoons - Peter Nicholson
  

  9:38 am Jan 27, 2012
• #auspol So, an ALP staffer spins a lie to stir up racial hatred & some of the lefties are thinking that's OK? WTF is wrong with you.

  @Scruffbucket - Vikki
  

  9:27 am Jan 27, 2012
• The media really need to stop doing these live crosses to Tony Abbott Pressers as it might give away his location. #auspol

  @geeksrulz - Intrepid Geek
  

  9:24 am Jan 27, 2012
• Dirty tricks? The last resort of a Rogue Staffer! #Cinderellagate #tentembassy

  @RogueStaffer - Rogue Staffer
  

  9:14 am Jan 27, 2012
• If anyone would like to spit on and/or burn some Australian-flag car mirror socks, you have my complete fucking support.

  @sweary_bear - Sweary the Bear
  

  9:06 am Jan 27, 2012
• #tentembassy burning the flag is very offensive I know how I would feel if TSI or Aboriginal flag was burnt We are better than this Dumb!

  @RichJWeston - Richard Weston
  

  8:39 am Jan 27, 2012
• The most appalling scene today was the young Aboriginal children spitting on our Flag. Another generation of hatred.

  @ILoveAus2 - gregp
  

  8:33 am Jan 27, 2012
• Why is burning the flag disgraceful, but chopping it up and fashioning it into a bikini or a pair of thongs acceptable?

  @BZB - Lizzie P
  

  8:18 am Jan 27, 2012
• I did not have audio relations with that tent dweller ~ Tony Hodges #auspol

  @Correllio - Correllio
  

  8:13 am Jan 27, 2012
• Press secretary to Julia Gillard RESIGNS over tip off to protesters about location of Tony Abbott (and the PM)

  @BenFordham - Ben Fordham
  

  8:10 am Jan 27, 2012
• Adviser resigns after tip-off: A JUNIOR adviser to Julia Gillard has resigned after revealing Tony Abbott's pres... http://t.co/2gbWpcee

  @australian - The Australian
  

  8:04 am Jan 27, 2012
• UPDATE: Julia Gillard staffer RESIGNS after informing Tent Embassy protesters of Tony Abbott's location yesterday.

  @9NewsBrisbane - Nine News Brisbane
  

  7:59 am Jan 27, 2012
• Ken's office: Ken's statement on flag burning here http://t.co/bf6zpNJP Ken will also be on ch9 news 2nite in #perth at 6pm WST

  @KenWyattMP - Ken Wyatt
  

  7:59 am Jan 27, 2012
• My political opinion is irrelevant to how I feel about our flag being burnt. It should be more about respecting ALL Australians! #disgusted

  @Chris_Manda - Amanda & Chris Kelly
  

  7:53 am Jan 27, 2012
• "a member of PM's media unit did call an individual and disclosed the presence of the Opposition Leader at the restaurant" - PM statement

  @jesswrightstuff - Jessica Wright
  

  7:51 am Jan 27, 2012
• ACTPOL examining incident of flag burning @ APH 2day 2 determine if any offences committed.

  @CPOACT - Roman
  

  7:45 am Jan 27, 2012
• I think we should criminalise the act of burning the Australian flag.

  @Browndogg_30x - Campbell brown
  

  7:44 am Jan 27, 2012
• PM media adviser Tony Hodges resigns after admitting to contacting an individual with whereabouts of Abbott moments before Aus Day protest

  @jesswrightstuff - Jessica Wright
  

  7:44 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tony Abbott calls Aboriginal protestors unAustralian - whenever you think he has reached peak stupid - he manages a little bit more

  @helishingly - Deborah
  

  7:43 am Jan 27, 2012
• so who is a naughty boy tony hodges sacked for telling protesters Ray Hadley was right #auspol

  @1moreBTC - BTC
  

  7:39 am Jan 27, 2012
• BREAKING - Tony Hodges, on P.M.'s staff since 2009, admitted making a call alerting a person to the Opposition Leader's comments #tennews

  @Sandra_Sully - Sandra Sully
  

  7:39 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tomorrow 8.30am on #SkyNewsAus I'll interview Tony Abbott and cross to Canberra for Samantha Maiden and Lanai Vasek #SatAgenda #auspol

  @chriskkenny - Chris Kenny
  

  7:38 am Jan 27, 2012
• Gillard staffer forced to quit http://t.co/l2u99hvX

  @theheraldsun - Herald Sun
  

  7:36 am Jan 27, 2012
• The actions of Tony Hodges - Gillard's sacked advisor - are symptomatic of what this government will do to cling to power. Bring on a poll!

  @alistairjhogg - Alistair Hogg
  

  7:35 am Jan 27, 2012
• BREAKING. Prime Minister Julia Gillard sacks media advisor for disclosing Tony Abbott's location to someone who gave it to protestors.

  @Colvinius - Mark Colvin
  

  7:34 am Jan 27, 2012
• “@latikambourke: Clarification.The media advisor told someone who then told the Aboriginal Protestors. Who did the media advisor tell? An MP

  @zozstar - zoran
  

  7:34 am Jan 27, 2012
• RT @latikambourke: Julia Gillard sacks media adviser for telling someone who then told Aboriginal protesters of Tony Abbott's location

  @abcnews - ABC News
  

  7:32 am Jan 27, 2012
• But given the circumstances, 'this action was an error of judgement...the staff member's resignation has been accepted.'

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  7:32 am Jan 27, 2012
• I'd like to see @Albomp tell his darling Julia that feral tent dwellers were a cacophony of no consequence #auspol

  @Correllio - Correllio
  

  7:31 am Jan 27, 2012
• Those scum who spat on and burnt our Flag should remember a lot of Aboriginal Diggers fought and died under it.

  @bushplato - Allen
  

  7:31 am Jan 27, 2012
• Breaking: Gillard staffer has resigned over aboriginal tent embassy protest

  @couriermail - couriermail.com.au
  

  7:27 am Jan 27, 2012
• So they can bang on windows screaming 'racist' but burning the flag and telling us to 'get out of their country' isnt racist? #tentembassy

  @StephanieJade86 - Stephanie Jade Young
  

  7:26 am Jan 27, 2012
• Whoa! Those Aboriginal protestors are intents!

  @danilic - Dan Ilic
  

  7:24 am Jan 27, 2012
• Nope. Can't think of anything else the #tentembassy activists could do to further damage their own cause.

  @mfullilove - Michael Fullilove
  

  7:06 am Jan 27, 2012
• So after stumping up for Bolt last year, Menzies House wants to close the tent embassy because it's "divisive". Outstanding long troll.

  @jason_a_w - Jason Wilson
  

  7:00 am Jan 27, 2012
• So a Gillard staffer incited riot to target Abbott by falsly claiming he wanted to shut down #tentembassy! Hmmm http://t.co/5fJvTuCG #auspol

  @LaborFAIL - We're THIS desperate
  

  6:53 am Jan 27, 2012
• Waiting for Abbott to say the flag has been around for over 100 years & that it's time ppl attached to it moved on.

  @trubnad - Daniel Burt
  

  6:49 am Jan 27, 2012
• "Menzies House, a non-partisan..." ha ha ha ha ha HAH HAH HAH

  @BernardKeane - Bernard Keane
  

  6:49 am Jan 27, 2012
• Indigenous leaders in #Australia condemn "disrespect" shown to PM Julia Gillard, after she was chased by protesters http://t.co/zJdGA6wJ

  @BBCWorld - BBC News (World)
  

  6:47 am Jan 27, 2012
• Lies, thuggery, threats, racism and now pure stupidity from tent dwellers. They deserve both jail and RIDICULE #auspol

  @Correllio - Correllio
  

  6:43 am Jan 27, 2012
• good reporting, mostly vile comments prove continued prejudices! View from the Tent Embassy: reality v news reports - http://t.co/wXoL36gP

  @evacox - eva cox
  

  6:40 am Jan 27, 2012
• It's a shame that people are burning the Australian flag , mostly kids too . Very sad !! They don't represent me and most people I know !!!

  @Deanwidders - Dean Widders
  

  6:33 am Jan 27, 2012
• This #AustraliaDay concentrates minds on yet another anniversary in aborigines’ long struggle for recognition http://t.co/vQPrm3BU

  @TheEconomist - The Economist
  

  6:31 am Jan 27, 2012
• How to set back the cause of reconciliation: burn the flag outside Parlt House the day after Australia day. #tentembassy #auspol

  @1nbm - Nigel Mitchell
  

  6:12 am Jan 27, 2012
• Aboriginal #tentembassy speaker says we (whites) should "piss off".They don't want reconciliation & are just dragging up old issues #moveon

  @chooka81 - Brooke
  

  6:09 am Jan 27, 2012
• Calling JG a "liar", a "bitch" who should be drowned: fair comment. Expressing dissatisfaction by burning a flag? Unacceptable. Okay then.

  @jeremysear - Jeremy Sear
  

  6:06 am Jan 27, 2012
• I dont care where u were born, if ure black, brown,yellow,purple or green, if ur Australian or not.DO NOT DARE BURN OUR FLAG!!

  @JessKMitchell - Jess Mitchell
  

  6:02 am Jan 27, 2012
• only a matter of time before Abbott suggests the Tent Embassy should be moved to Nauru ...

  @Glebe2037 - Glebe2037
  

  6:00 am Jan 27, 2012
• Abbott says Indigenous protesters are 'unAustralian'. http://t.co/wnEAKJxU Next he'll demand they go back to their own country!

  @Jeff_Sparrow - Jeff Sparrow
  

  5:59 am Jan 27, 2012
• So while burning the flag is not a crime the lighting of the fire at the entrance of parliament house was prohibited.

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  5:58 am Jan 27, 2012
• Department of Parliamentary Services says lighting fires on the Parliamentary precinct is illegal & protestors did not have permission.

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  5:57 am Jan 27, 2012
• Meanwhile, did you guys hear that Julia Gillard tried to gatecrash the Aboriginal Tent Embassy picket and got escorted out by the Feds?

  @nazeem_hussain - Nazeem Hussain
  

  5:39 am Jan 27, 2012
• WHOA!!!!!! Lightning overtakes fireworks in Perth: http://t.co/AdzmEGUi (Must see) via @lyndalcurtis

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  5:33 am Jan 27, 2012
• Gee Tony Abbott. Of all the terms to use about the protesters from yesterday, "unAustralian" really is really not wise. #auspol

  @profsarahj - Sarah Joseph
  

  5:29 am Jan 27, 2012
• Burning a flag... oh geez. cue "something soldiers, something free speech, something red ensign, something symbol ...

  @GrogsGamut - Greg Jericho
  

  5:10 am Jan 27, 2012
• Indigenous leaders in Australia have condemned "disrespect" shown to Prime Minister Julia Gillard at a protest - BBC http://t.co/WwqZTUhu

  @BreakingNews - Breaking News
  

  5:07 am Jan 27, 2012
• What?! Aboriginal people burning the flag! And after all the things this country has done for them. Wait a second.... #tentembassy #auspol

  @eilnay - Neil Robertson
  

  4:54 am Jan 27, 2012
• Our own footage of the confrontation between police and Aboriginal Tent #Embassy crew on #AustraliaDay http://t.co/tQTHUmrv #gillard #abbott

  @JuiceRapNews - JuiceRapNews
  

  4:44 am Jan 27, 2012
• Aboriginal tent embassy protesters have burnt the Australian flag at the front steps of Parliament House.

  @NineNewsPerth - Nine News Perth
  

  4:44 am Jan 27, 2012
• Yesterday they threatened the P.M. and trashed Australia Day. Today they burned the flag. The referendum died today. 3AW 4p.m.

  @HumanHeadline - Derryn Hinch
  

  4:40 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tom Calma from Reconcilliation Australia tells #abcnews24 burning the flag is not an appropriate response by protestors

  @AndrewBGreene - Andrew Greene
  

  4:37 am Jan 27, 2012
• From the photo desk: Flag burns as protesters march on Parliament House http://t.co/y5Kc07cv

  @abcnews - ABC News
  

  4:35 am Jan 27, 2012
• A 15 year old girl has admitted setting fire to the flag, saying she doesn't want to raise her children under the Union Jack #2GBNews

  @2GBNews - 2GB News
  

  4:34 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tent Embassy rep says not sorry for yesterday because he wasnt there. I wasnt there for the stolen generation so not my fault either #auspol

  @Bigpetesol - BigPeteSol
  

  4:33 am Jan 27, 2012
• i agree the tent people must return th prime ministers shoe immediately v improtant this nations democracy

  @runoutoftweets - m
  

  4:28 am Jan 27, 2012
• Was standing with tv crew and another journalist when a protestor walked past and said 'animalistic c**nts,' at us.

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  4:14 am Jan 27, 2012
• @3AW693 Could you imagine the uproar if a bunch of white people gathered & burned an aboriginal flag? Racism works both ways. #tentembassy

  @chooka81 - Brooke
  

  4:05 am Jan 27, 2012
• So Abbott thinks the Indigenous sense of grievance should no longer be so intense. http://t.co/EaqVL7pM

  @Asher_Wolf - Asher Wolf
  

  3:55 am Jan 27, 2012
• Will @alboMP mock the tent people like he mocked the anti carbon tax people? #auspol #TentEmbassy

  @DBreban - Daniel Breban
  

  3:53 am Jan 27, 2012
• Aboriginal protestors have just burnt an Australian flag at the front door of parliament house

  @AndrewBGreene - Andrew Greene
  

  3:45 am Jan 27, 2012
• Not having a beard is pretty unaustralian...

  @The_Beards - The Beards
  

  3:43 am Jan 27, 2012
• Protestors are marching on Parliament House. http://t.co/ufCW8G2f

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  3:35 am Jan 27, 2012
• Please tell me that Mr Abbott did not refer to Aborigines as ``unAustralian.'' http://t.co/R7FZ6HrS

  @overingtonc - Caroline Overington
  

  3:12 am Jan 27, 2012
• So, is it possible to say *anything* about yesterday's tent embassy thing without being called either racist or a political arse-kisser?

  @sweary_bear - Sweary the Bear
  

  2:33 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tent embassy antics a disaster for the indigenous cause, Paul Sheehan says http://t.co/mRL7tU9T via @theage

  @theage - The Age
  

  2:32 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tony Abbott works his guts out for indigenous Australians he should have their respect

  @MichaelTiyce - Michael Tiyce
  

  2:31 am Jan 27, 2012
• I hope non-Indigenous leaders make statements assuring us that the drunk & violent non-Indigenous ppl yesterday don't represent all of them.

  @LukeLPearson - Luke Pearson
  

  2:29 am Jan 27, 2012
• Oz Day protests: Amy McQuire files from the Tent Embassy, discussing stark differences between reportage and reality http://t.co/4S34U7dQ

  @crikey_news - Crikey.com.au
  

  2:26 am Jan 27, 2012
• Aboriginal Tent Embassy organizers: if Tony Abbott doesn't treat Aboriginal people as equals, he should "piss off out of our country".

  @TomCBallard - Tom Ballard
  

  2:12 am Jan 27, 2012
• Tent Embassy protestors 'there was no violence.' 'The AFP came at us with force and we did not retaliate with force.'

  @latikambourke - Latika Bourke
  

  2:05 am Jan 27, 2012
• The history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy | http://t.co/wP6nFB4J | From @abcnews #TentEmbassy #OMEL #OSYD

  @rboiATS - ????? ??????
  

  1:57 am Jan 27, 2012
• here's where this goes: Left: "Abbott is wrong", Right: "So you defend the protestors", Left "No, I ...", Right: "You defend the protestors"

  @gordongraham - Gordon Graham
  

  1:48 am Jan 27, 2012
• Did everyone see @Anti_Matt's freaking awesome pic of the lightning at the #AustraliaDay skyshow last night? http://t.co/W4W8QGaX #Perth

  @sunili - Sunili
  

  1:38 am Jan 27, 2012
• PM's staffer may have tipped off protesters: THE Prime Minister is yet to respond today to a report that one of ... http://t.co/zTBGYPkY

  @australian - The Australian
  

  1:26 am Jan 27, 2012
• you know shits bad when the boys just finished their tour on a high note & Harry has to be brought right back down. Disrespectful.

  @susanthedancer - Susan Boyle.
  

  1:21 am Jan 27, 2012
• I think there are lots of people who support improving life in indigenous Australia, but who also think yesterday's protesters were dicks.

  @adamliaw - Adam Liaw
  

  1:18 am Jan 27, 2012
• Bob Carr: "I agree with Tony Abbott [on tent embassy] and think his remarks entirely sensible" @bobjcarr http://t.co/edS3hYiH

  @MarkTobinSydney - Mark Tobin
  

  12:03 am Jan 27, 2012
• The behaviour of the protesters from Aboriginal tent embassy should be condemned http://t.co/xyBzsi2l

  @AusHumanRights - AusHumanRights
  

  11:54 pm Jan 26, 2012
• Protesters admit: we heard it wrong: Aboriginal leader admits embassy mob muddled up Abbott's 'tent' comments be... http://t.co/gBhtPQyI

  @theagebreaking - TheAge Breaking News
  

  11:46 pm Jan 26, 2012
• I hope for a true leader at the tent embassy to step forward,+ despite history + despite yesterdays words/events,that the shoe is returned.

  @OakeyMP - Robert Oakeshott MP
  

  11:35 pm Jan 26, 2012
• Great feature on the history of the Aboriginal tent embassy from @SBSRadio_News http://t.co/rsrUEhsi

  @SBSNews - SBS News
  

  8:57 pm Jan 26, 2012