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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 13 Hansard (25 November) . . Page.. 4627 ..

MR PRATT (continuing):

democracy that is starting to flower in some places within Iraq. They pursue death and destruction simply for the sake of it.

The office is located in Mansoor. It is an unremarkable house, typical of the Iraqi middle-class houses. The third rocket which ricocheted off the tree in the front yard would undoubtedly have lobbed into a neighbouring house. I suppose the Al Jazeera and Al Araby TV networks would have cheered about this, as they seem to be wanting to do.

When the CARE Australia Baghdad office is able to operate again, I believe this is one of the organisations the Canberra community and the Australian-Iraqi Friendship Society might want to communicate with, if the Canberra community is able to mobilise assistance to Baghdad, as laudably proposed by the Australian-Iraqi Friendship Society.

I wish CARE Australia and the Australian-Iraqi Friendship Society all the best. I wish the CARE Australia Baghdad office and all assistance missions in Iraq-and, I might add, our own troops and those of other countries who are there to try to stabilise the place-all the best, God speed, and I hope they all stay safe.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

The Assembly adjourned at 4.54 pm.

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