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Powder in Australian Parliament Letter Harmless
Australian law enforcement officials have determined that powder in a letter sent to Parliament was harmless, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported Saturday (see GSN, June 2). The letter was addressed to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer. The powder was discovered during an X-ray screening process. Forensic tests are being conducted to determine if a link exists between the package sent to Parliament and a letter sent last week to the Indonesian embassy containing a similar powder. Indonesian police representatives have arrived in Australia to assist in the investigation (Ian McPhedran, Alison Rehn, Daily Telegraph, June 4). Meanwhile, a public health official has warned that Australia is ill prepared to deal with a terrorist attack, the Herald Sun reported Sunday. David Caldicott of the Royal Adelaide Hospital told the World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Scotland that a recent survey indicates most Australian hospitals are not confident that they would be able to respond to a mass casualty incident resulting from a chemical or biological attack. Nicholas Edwards, an intensive care specialist in Australia, called the survey a “huge concern” and sad the government cannot ignore the problem (Ian Haberfield, Herald Sun, June 5).
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