News (Media Awareness Project) - Australia: PUB LTE: A Drop In The Ocean |
| Title: | Australia: PUB LTE: A Drop In The Ocean |
| Published On: | 2000-02-07 |
| Source: | Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 04:17:43 |
A DROP IN THE OCEAN
The front page of today's Herald reports on "the largest shipment of
the drug [cocaine] to come to Australia". It may be the largest
shipment actually apprehended, but this shouldn't stand in the way of
a good story and some grandstanding by Ms Vanstone.
In any case, with a generally accepted figure of 5 per cent of all
drugs being apprehended, it would seem that a solution to the drug
problem will not be found in sensational "busts".
LARS NEWMAN
Fairlight
The front page of today's Herald reports on "the largest shipment of
the drug [cocaine] to come to Australia". It may be the largest
shipment actually apprehended, but this shouldn't stand in the way of
a good story and some grandstanding by Ms Vanstone.
In any case, with a generally accepted figure of 5 per cent of all
drugs being apprehended, it would seem that a solution to the drug
problem will not be found in sensational "busts".
LARS NEWMAN
Fairlight
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