Certainly represents interesting new development
in Australian politics.
Chris Warren
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NATIONAL N E W S R E V I E W
brisbane - thirty-thousand torres
strait islanders are preparing to mass
on thursday island in the next three
weeks to back moves to have the islands
recognised as a sovereign nation.
the islander group is challenging
the australian government to stop them
making the 36 islands in the strait
an independent regime.
a meeting of islander delegates in
townsville this week declared the
commonwealth of torres strait a sover-
eign nation and named 45-year-old jim
akee as their prime minister-elect.