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Voyager Compo Confirmed on Anniversary - Australia

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Chrissy
- 282 days ago - news.com.au

The Rudd Government has confirmed its pre-election pledge to try to resolve outstanding compensation claims arising from the HMAS Voyager disaster. Today is the 44th anniversary of the nation's worst peacetime military tragedy in which 82 people lost

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Leone L. (85)

Sunday February 10, 2008, 2:04 pm
Keating was PM in 1995 when the righs for compo was started, and lost the 1996 election to Howard. Howard and his cronies dragged these compo cases out ever since. This is another Howard mess that Kevin is sorting out 12 years later!