VIC: Bracks to call on republicans to back yes vote campaign

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-1999
VIC: Bracks to call on republicans to back yes vote campaign

Victorian Opposition Leader STEVE BRACKS will tomorrow call on all supporters of an
Australian republic to back the YES campaign in the November referendum.

In a statement released this evening, Mr BRACKS has accused state and federal Liberals of
allowing personalities and politics to distort the republic debate.

He criticises Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD and State Premier JEFF KENNETT for failing to
understand that the issue is about leadership and Australia's identity in the 21st century.

Mr BRACKS says he'll work to harness the Labor Party's energy and creativity in support of
the yes vote.

He plans to make his call at tomorrow's launch of republican campaign support group
Founders of the Republic.

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KEYWORD: REPUBLIC BRACKS (MELBOURNE)

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