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| February 4, 2010 | | Indian attacks: Oz Senator criticises Victoria Premier for lashing out at Indian media | | Canberra: Family First Senator Steve Fielding has lashed out at Victorian Premier John Brumby for criticising the Indian media's reporting of violence in Melbourne. "No it's not
wise, frankly," The Herald Sun quoted him, as saying in Canberra today, adding
all Victorians were concerned about the violence. "Having a crack at the Indian
media, I don't think, is helpful at all," he added. "We do have a problem in Victoria
of Indians being attacked and it needs to be addressed," Senatore Fielding said.
Meanwhile, India's High Commissioner to Australia, Sujata Singh, is returning
to New Delhi to brief her government on Australian Government plans to ensure
the safety of Indian students. Government backbencher Kelvin Thomson said it would
be "very unfortunate" if attacks on Indian students damaged Australia's diplomatic
ties with India. "The diplomatic relationship is clearly something that we all
have to work on," he said in Canberra. "We have to work on it, the Indians have
to work on it," he added. "The racial attacks are a source of great concern to
me and I'm sure to all Australians," he said. "It is a dreadful thing and we all
have a responsibility to do everything we can to discourage those kind of attacks,"
he said. |
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