Sunday 20th April 1997
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The Russian Prince is married to a Spanish heiress and is a long time friend of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos. Bankrupt Skase bought his current home, a villa, La Noria, on Majorca from the Prince for Au$3 million.
Amongst those who have recently shown support are the doyenne of Australian swimming Dawn Fraser who supported Ms Hanson on the following issues:
“We’ve got a lot of problems here in our own country, especially with the Aboriginals, that we should be looking out for our own first before looking overseas,” said Ms Fraser.
Ms Fraser recently resigned from politics after being elected an Independent Member of Parliament in New South Wales.
Ms Hanson is now looking for 'like minded candidates' and will field them in all 148 seats in the House of Representatives as well as standing candidates in the Senate in each state.
National Director of One Nation, Ettridge, said that if extremist groups such as the League of Rights or the defunct Confederate Action Party tried to control One Nation they would be expelled.
One Nation will look at swapping preferences with other parties like the Australian Reform Party.
Australian Nationwide Opinion Polls’ Rod Cameron said, “She (Ms Hanson) will take blue collar votes from Labor; she will take John Howard’s new battlers, and she will take some of the National Party’s grassroots.”
Ms Hanson could also harm the Australian Democrats by attracting their share of the protest vote he said.
Extensive political commentary and links can be found on Palmer's Australian Politics page.
Quinn, 60, looked stunned as the six man, six omen jury delivered its verdict. He gulped hard, blinked several times and folded his arms in front of him.
Quin now faces a lengthy, yet to be announced, jail sentence.
| Offence: | Old Penalty: | New Penalty: |
| threatening violence | 1 year | 2 years |
| threatening violence at night | 2 years | 5 years |
| sodomy of children | 7 years | 14 years |
| indecent dealing with child under 16 years | 5 years | 10 years |
| indecent dealing with child under 12 years | 10 years | 14 years |
| unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 16 years | 5 years | 14 years |
| unlawful carnal knowledge of intellectually impaired | 5 years | 14 years |
| procure sexual act by coercion | 7 years | 14 years |
| conspire to defile | 3 years | 10 years |
| incest by female | 3 years | life |
| maintain unlawful sexual relationhip | 7 years | 14 years |
| common assault | 1 year | 3 years |
| sexual assaults | 7 years | 10 years |
| sexual assaults - armed | 7 years | life |
| expanded offence - cruelty to children | 1 year | 5 years |
| corruption - cabinet ministers | 7 years | 14 years |
| stealing | 3 years | 5 years |
| wilful damage | 2 years | 5 years |
| graffiti | 2 years | 5 years |
| damage to an educational institution | 2 years | 7 years |
| assault occasioning bodily harm | 3 years | 7 years |
| enter dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence | 7 years | 14 years |
| break and enter premises and commit an offence | 14 years | life |
| Offence: | Penalty: |
| torture | 14 years |
| stealing firearm for an offence | 14 years |
| assault on pregnant woma killing an unborn child | life |
| fraud | 10 years |
| computer hacking | 5 years |
| burglary/home invasion | life |
| intentional transmission of serious disease | life |
| bomb hoaxes by placing or sending article | 7 years |
| bomb hoax message | 5 years |
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