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Tuberculosis Slur Raises Anger in Melbourne

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 21st, 1996

A senator accused a fellow legislator of inciting race hatred for blaming Asian immigrants for an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a Melbourne, Australia, hospital.

Sen. Bill O'Chee said Graeme Campbell, a member of Parliament who blamed Asians living in Australia for the outbreak, has no credibility. "He is clearly out to exploit race hatred in Australia," O'Chee said. O'Chee, the son of a Chinese father and an Irish mother, represents the rural-based National Party.

Campbell, a former Labor Party member, was expelled from the party in 1995 for his outspoken beliefs. He now sits in Parliament as an independent.

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (1996-10-21)

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