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	Nick Bolkus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bolkus became a Cabinet Minister for five years, as Minister for Administrative Services (1990-1993) (a Ministry which was later relegated out of Cabinet), and then Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Multicultural Affairs (1993-1996).
		Nick Bolkus' main contribution to politics was during his three years as Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Multicultural Affairs (1993-1996) in the Second Keating Ministry.
		Tony Abbott accused Bolkus of having breached the legal requirements of accepting a political donation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nick_Bolkus (604 words)

	The World Today Archive - Nick Bolkus quits Labor's frontbench (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		NICK BOLKUS: Well, after 14 years on the frontbench, I thought I should try other things in the Federal Parliament and we have some responsibilities in the South Australian Labor Party as well.
		NICK BOLKUS: It'll change the face of it, but the fact is the four of us will still be there on the back benches and in a capacity where I think we can contribute to more than just one portfolio.
		NICK BOLKUS: I've been in politics long enough to know that these sorts of decisions are best made by the people themselves, and I'm sure that Con is thinking of what he should be doing.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s418706.htm (895 words)

	Bolkus awarded $45,000 for news article - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
		Mr Bolkus, a former immigration minister who retired at the last election, sued the newspaper for defamation after it published a story in February 2004 about political donations and perceived loopholes in regulations.
		Mr Bolkus was not mentioned in the story but his photograph was published along with the article.
		Judge Burley accepted Mr Bolkus was angered by the article and concerned about the way his political opponents may have used it against him.
	www.theage.com.au /news/National/Bolkus-awarded-45000-for-news-article/2005/10/13/1128796641211.html (408 words)

	The World Today - Questions raised over treatment of Australian detainees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		NICK BOLKUS: And I'm told that the cell is a pretty small size.
		That prompted Senator Bolkus to pursue the recent allegations by former cellmates of David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib.
		STEPHANIE KENNEDY: Senator Bolkus told the committee he understood Mr Habib's brain may have been damaged as a result of the beatings and mistreatment.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2004/s1114524.htm (826 words)

	ALOR - OnTarget Vol.32 - No.2
		Sheridan claims that Minister for Immigration Nick Bolkus "has sold a dramatic rise in immigration so effectively that this often contentious issue is likely to be an election winner".
		Backed by the Zionist Jewish lobby, Bolkus was one of the driving forces behind the Keating sacking of Graeme Campbell from the Labor Party, an act which could yet badly haunt Keating, Bolkus and their backers.
		The son of Greek refugees to Australia, Nick Bolkus has absorbed nothing of the traditional British-Australian cultures with its stress on a sense of fair play and genuine freedom.
	www.alor.org /Volume32/Vol32No2.htm (3046 words)

	Printer version - Crikey agrees to give Nick Bolkus $25k (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The decision to settle and give Bolkus a tax-free profit on this action (his legal fees will probably be about $10,000) was a relatively simple risk-reward assessment combined with a credit card capacity to pay equation.
		Bolkus is now the latest addition to Crikey's global defamation list.
		Bolkus has nominally made a profit suing Crikey (unlike Steve Price who spent $170,000 to get $50,000) and given that he is a big-hearted lefty, now is a great time for a charity to drop him a line and ask for a donation.
	www.crikey.com.au /media/2003/05/06-bolkus.print.html (1178 words)

	Boat people: Bolkus moves the goal posts again
		Minister for immigration Nick Bolkus is considering legislation that would legalise the illegal detention of asylum seekers between 1989 and 1992.
		Bolkus' new amendment is an attempt to reduce compensation to zero.
		Bolkus faces stiff opposition to his legislation, with the Coalition, the Democrats and the West Australian Greens vowing to vote against it.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1994/163/163p5.htm (1005 words)

	Aussie senator probed for giving visa to BC killer
		In defending his decision to grant a visa to Ng, Bolkus who was the former Australian immigration minister under the Labour Government said Ng has not re-offended, other than for some minor traffic infringements, and that his family has invested more than A$30 million in the state of South Australia.
		Court records obtained by The Asian Pacific Post show that John Ng was convicted in Victoria, B.C. in 1992 of manslaughter and sentenced to six years' jail after confessing to shooting dead a college friend.
		Commenting on the Ng case, he said: "My understanding is the decision was taken in consultation with him (Senator Bolkus) by a senior official of the department," he said.
	primetimecrime.com /APNS/20030821aussiesenator.htm (822 words)

	6 March 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Yesterday Nick Bolkus revealed he was told by the Federal Police he is no longer under investigation.
		Well Nick Bolkus says there were plenty of copies of these affidavits floating around in the hands of the press and there were plenty of articles around to show that.
		If it is not Senator Bolkus they are looking at, can you guarantee that it is not someone in a Government Minister’s office guilty of the leak in the first place which spurred the first press article with all the details.
	www.pm.gov.au /news/interviews/1998/kelly.htm (2288 words)

	Eureka Street - Jul-Aug 2001
		Bolkus studied law at the University of Adelaide in the 1970s and worked as a lawyer before being elected to the Senate in 1980.
		Bolkus says that Hill is a likeable man, and he can have a drink with him.
		Bolkus also says that Hill has a policy to split the environmental movement, and not to negotiate with its peak bodies such as the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Wilderness Society.
	eurekastreet.com.au /pages/107/107hughes.html (2474 words)

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		As the directive was instigated at the behest of the Greek community and Senator Bolkus is of Greek descent, it is proper that Senator Bolkus should refuse to implement the directive or step aside until the matter is resolved.
		If Senator Bolkus is sincere in wanting to return to the status quo where Macedonians and Greeks lived peacefully in Australia for 100 years then he should withdraw this draconian directive immediately, say the Macedonians.
		Both men accused Senator Bolkus of provocative behaviour by walking through the large crowd rather than alighting at the entrance to the centre as planned.
	www.b-info.com /places/Macedonia/republic/news/94-04/94-04-12.mak (1668 words)

	Bolkus Blunders On Surplus Halon Sale Media Release 27 January 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Senator Hill says Shadow spokesman Nick Bolkus has embarrassed himself and the ALP with a string of errors in his hysterical claims about the sale.
		Bolkus claim: "Government policy consistently over eight years has been not to export, not to import, not to sell, and not to use [halon 1301]."
		Bolkus claim: "we are exporting these gases for use overseas in a manner that we would not use and do not use in Australia."
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/2000/mr27jan00.html (584 words)

	Crikey Website - Bolkus becomes a triple defo winner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Colourful former South Australian Labor senator and Justice Minister Nick Bolkus has notched up his third defamation victory, helping himself to a $46,350 judgment courtesy of The Australian, which was not big enough to report its own defeat in today's paper.
		Whilst Bolkus will never approach the $2 million-plus that Bob Hawke received in confidential tax-free defamation settlements over the years, he knows how to extract cash from the smaller cases and defamation has helped him reach millionaire status.
		A two-time settler has also proved that he's happy to go the distance this time, although he was very keen to settle with Crikey after my Adelaide lawyer was conflicted out of the case in embarrassing circumstances.
	www.crikey.com.au /articles/2005/10/14-1535-4573.html (617 words)

	AFP may investigate Senator Bolkus - smh.com.au
		Tuesday 24 June 2003, 5:05 PM Federal police may be asked to investigate claims Labor Senator Nick Bolkus laundered money, parliament has been told.
		Mr Abbott has claimed former Labor immigration minister Senator Bolkus failed to fully disclose a donation of $9,880 to the Labor Party prior to the 2001 federal election.
		Mr Abbott said Senator Bolkus cashed the cheque from corporate Filipino fugitive Dante Tan and reported it to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) as a donation from himself.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/24/1056220595612.html (228 words)

	australianpolitics.com: Daily Quote
		Also counted among these senators are three defeated Democrats - Brian Grieg, Aden Ridgeway and John Cherry - throwbacks to the glory days when the party pulled 8 per cent of the national vote.
		Finally, there are the retiring Labor senators, Nick Bolkus, Peter Cook, Jacinta Collins, Geoff Buckland and Kay Denman.
		Bolkus has served in a Labor cabinet, and chaired a Senate committee on constitutional reform.
	www.australianpolitics.com /words/2004/archives/00000166.shtml (812 words)

	(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The failure of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Beazley, at the end of Question Time today to either rebuke or support the inflammatory and irresponsible remarks of Senator Nick Bolkus is a dismal failure of his leadership.
		Senator Bolkus' remarks attacking police and security service action to remove illegal items and a fire from the Parliamentary precincts were totally untrue and deeply offensive to Australian Federal Police and Australian Protective Service officers carrying out their duties.
		The remarks of Senator Bolkus were calculated to inflame division within the community, not promote the cause of reconciliation.
	www.pm.gov.au /News/media_releases/1999/beazley1102.htm (126 words)

	Just what is Labor's position on greenhouse? Media Release 11 July 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bolkus and Beazley call for ratification but refuse to say whether a Labor Government would do so.
		Bolkus and Beazley criticise the Howard Government for wanting developing countries to be part of an international solution to climate change but at the same time say they must be part of the solution.
		"Senator Bolkus said last year that a Labor Government would ratify the Kyoto Protocol but he was rolled by his party's national conference.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/2001/mr11jul01.html (309 words)

	Growfish - Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network (GAIN) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		TRADE OPPORTUNITIES: Senator Nick Bolkus, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Australia Khalifa Bakhit Al-Falasi and Hagen Stehr discussed trade opportunities during a visit to Port Lincoln yesterday.
		Senator Bolkus said Port Lincoln was only now being fully recognised for its potential and the seafood industry together with the wine industry were now worth more to the State than the traditional wheat and meat exports.
		Mr Stehr also took the opportunity to point out that the senator was now the director of the Australian Fisheries Academy with Mr Bolkus saying he had now become quite familiar with Port Lincoln and its fishing and aquaculture sectors.
	www.growfish.com.au /content.asp?contentid=732 (455 words)

	Fair Go Alliance
		Whether Mr Nick Bolkus, the Australian Labor Party – South Australian Branch and donors have outstanding disclosure obligations pursuant to Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
		The AEC considered information about the alleged payments contained in media reports concerning fundraising activities in the lead up to the 2001 federal election which questioned whether disclosure obligations had been met by Mr Nick Bolkus, the Australian Labor Party – SA Branch and certain donors to the party.
		Notwithstanding that one of the entities has not provided a return, the AEC considers that the public interest would not be served by further expenditure of resources on this matter to obtain the return given that the bulk of the information has been supplied.
	www.aec.gov.au /_content/how/political_disclosures/advice/2005-10-28.htm (261 words)

	Politicians' Outrageous Perks
		Like all federal MPs, Nick Bolkus is granted over $12,500 of taxpayers' funds to take a "study tour" every three years.
		Bolkus recently spent his grant on a tour through England and Wales.
		According to the 1996 New South Wales Auditor-General's Report to parliament, the state's taxpayers are providing Nick Greiner, the former premier and now a well-heeled businessman, with lifetime access to a limousine and driver.
	www.multiline.com.au /~johnm/perks.htm (2686 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Australia/Antarctica / Australians weigh in on ties to British (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		But with Prime Minister John Howard, a staunch monarchist, facing a tough re-election battle this year, republicans who blame him for torpedoing the 1999 vote believe now is the time to restart their campaign.
		After hearing presentations from republicans, monarchists, professors and other members of the public, committee chairman Sen. Nick Bolkus said it is a matter of when, not if, Australia will become a republic.
		"All the evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of a republic," Bolkus, a Labor senator, told The Associated Press.
	www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2004/04/13/australians_weigh_in_on_ties_to_british (648 words)

	04/11/01 -- Labor says greenhouse figures a wake-up call
		Environment spokesman Nick Bolkus said the continuing increase in emissions, including a 1.1 per cent rise 1999, was unacceptable.
		Australia's target to keep emissions growth to within eight per cent of 1990 levels under the Kyoto protocol was achievable, but the government had to take it seriously.
		Senator Bolkus said Australia had to continue to reduce land clearing and keep a lid on emissions growth in the energy sector.
	www.climateark.org /articles/2001/2nd/lasaysgr.htm (361 words)

	04/02/01 -- PM sacrifices national interest by backing Bush
		Australia had to be mindful of the rest of the world and be wary of becoming isolated on climate change issues.
		Senator Bolkus acknowledged that the US's rejection of Kyoto could be posturing ahead of further negotiations as the issues of concern were the same as those left unresolved: developing nations and market mechanisms.
		But Senator Bolkus would not commit a Labor government to ratifying the protocol, saying there had to be a viable protocol before Labor could ratify it.
	www.climateark.org /articles/2001/2nd/pmsanati.htm (482 words)

	Nick Bolkus - Senator for South Australia
		He also established the Refugee Review Tribunal and the National Multicultural Advisory Council.
		Nick has served on Senate and Parliamentary committees including Foreign Affairs, Defence and Industrial Relations.
		Prior to the 2001 federal election Nick served as Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage and represented the Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Senate.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/22093/20050128/www.alp.org.au/people/sa/bolkus_nick.html (184 words)

	The Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History:
		Challenged with the task of distilling 'the essence of Menzies success in the context of its relevance to the next century of both the Liberal Party and the nation', Greiner felt compelled to address Menzies 'occasional failures' as well as his 'manifest successes'.
		Noting that the Policy was abolished by the Whitlam Government in 1973 he noted that Holt's changes of 1966 were 'minor and the evidence that Holt was not seeking to end the policy was "quite damning" '.
		Immigration Minister Senator Nick Bolkus used Howard's December 'Headland' speech to argue that the Leader of the Opposition was 'firmly rooted in the monocultural Australia of the 1950s' and that 'his version of history is coloured by a rosy nostalgia which dismisses the racism of the early and mid-20th century' (60).
	www.h-net.org /~anzau/journal/articles/brawley.htm (6800 words)

	Immigration Minister Nick Bolkus praised Muslim immigrants, and a study described their presence as another example of ...
		Immigration Minister Nick Bolkus praised Muslim immigrants, and a study described their presence as another example of 'Australia's transition to becoming a multicultural society.'Immigration Minister Nick Bolkus praised Muslim immigrants, and a study described their presence as another example of 'Austr..
		A Racial Hatred Bill is expected to be introduced in Canberra to create an agency to hear complaints of public behavior against persons because of their race, color or ethnic origin.
		Immigration Minister Nick Bolkus praised Muslim immigrants, and a study described their presence as another example of "Australia's transition to becoming a multicultural society."
	www.migrationint.com.au /news/saudi_arabia/dec_1994-18mn.html (771 words)

	Shofar FTP Archives: people/i/irving.david/press/australian.032296
		Yesterday's Perth hearing was the end of the line in his three-year legal battle to overturn an Australian Government decision that has barred him entering Australia for a lecture tour.
		In December 1992, Irving lodged two short stay visa applications, which were rejected by then Federal immigration minister Nick Bolkus, who feared his presence would be "disruptive".
		Mr Irving was speaking as the Full Bench of the Federal Court yesterday reserved its decision on his appeal to overturn a ruling last year not to revoke a decision in 1994 by former immigration minister Senator Nick Bolkus banning his entry to Australia.
	www.vex.net /~nizkor/ftp.cgi/ftp.py?people/i/irving.david/press/australian.032296 (953 words)

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