2001 polls in review: September 11 influenced election outcome far more than Tampa incident
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
John Howard's Coalition won the November 2001 election, but the September 11 attacks had more impact on that outcome than the Tampa crisis.AAP/Dean Lewins
Many commentators have compared Labor’s support for the Medevac legislation with the Tampa incident in late August 2001. The implication is that Labor lost the 2001 election due to Tampa,...