Sunday 6th July 1997
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Now we hear that former Black Panther activist Lorenzo Kom'Boa Ervin who hijacked a plane from the US to Cuba in 1969 after being jailed for kidnapping has said he has come to Australia at the invitation of Brisbane based Angry People in Brisbane to "promote a new revolutionary ferment".
His four week tour will extend to Lismore, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne during which time he is expected to be joined by prominent Aboriginal leaders.
David Ettridge, National Director of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party, said that Ervin, a proven terrorist, should be deported immediately.
Ervin said that he was still an anarchist and black revolutionary committed to the defeat of white supremacy. "I believe blacks and other oppressed nationalities must have their own agenda, distinct world-view, and organisations of struggle", Ervin said.
He said he would help orgainse a boycott to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
For those interested in "things Martian" check out NASA's page for the latest on Sojourner's landing there.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Official home page.Not interested in their constituents at home or in forging better ties with Asia - subjects they go into raptures about while speaking to the one-eyed media at home - no the "good life and their own personal interests" forego the credibility of the politicians of the past. And of course now that they are in the pocket of Murdoch and Packer you won't hear any negatives about this in the media unless the call comes from the right political quarters...
We are happy to expose some of those who have embarked on this popular pasttime:
| Politician | Portfolio | *Official excuse | Places being visited | Length of stay |
| John Howard | Prime Minister | Meet with British and US leaders | US and UK | Two weeks |
| Peter Costello | Federal Treasurer | Ministerial Conferences | Japan | 14 days |
| Alexander Downer | Foreign Minister | Foreign affairs matters | Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Laos | 21 days |
| Bruce Scott | Veteran Affairs Minister | Represent Australia at 80th Anniversary of 3rd battle of Ypres | London and Brussels | 15 days |
| Tim Fischer | Deputy PM | Trade meetings | South Africa and Zimbabwe | 14 days |
| David Jull | Admin Services Minister | Sale of Federal Govt buildings | Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand | 14 days |
| Philip Ruddock | Immigration Minister | "Ministerial talks" | Britain, Austria, Yugoslavia, Turkey and Greece | Several weeks |
| John Fahey | Finance Minister | Privatisation of Telstra | UK and Netherlands | 14 days |
| John Herron | Aboriginal Affairs Minister | Meetings with indigenous groups | Switzerland and Canada | 21 days |
| Bronwyn Bishop | Defence Industry, Science and Personnel Minister | Classified | UK | 14 days |
| Richard Alston | Communications Minister | Selling Australia as a great place to invest in telecommunications | Japan, Malaysia, Ireland, USA and UK | 21 days |
| John Moore | Industry Science and Tourism Minister | Ministerial conferences | USA, Chile and South Africa | 14 days |
| John Sharp | Transport Minister | Aviation matters | Japan | 14 days |
| John Anderson | Primary Industries Minister | Unknown | US and Japan | 14 days |
| Warwick Parer | Resources Minister | APEC Energy Conference | Canada | 14 days |
| Jocelyn Newman | Social Security Minister | Social security and domestic violence issues | New Zealand | 14 days |
| Robert Hill | Environment Minister | Environment conference | UN - New York | 14 days |
| Dr Michael Woodridge | Health Minister | World Health Organisation meeting in Sydney | Asia | 21 days |
| Warwick Smith | Sports Minister | International Olympic Committee meeting | Switzerland | 14 days |
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