In September 2023, a 34 page hard copy of the first Publishing Submission for “mass murder” and the coverups was widely distributed to Australian government leaders and others. Given the book’s content, the final draft needed a due diligence process and the approval of both our Committee and our experts (click here, Publishing Submission). In October 2023, the Prime Minister replied, with a two-page response, focusing on the Submission’s Aboriginal cultural legacy narrative (click here, PM’s response). 

Shadow Minister endorses book

Eight months later, on 24 June 2024, 113 Advanced Reader Copies of the book were distributed to Australian government Ministers, Shadow Ministers, State Premiers, Opposition Leaders, National, State and Judicial Libraries and others (click here, book). In July 2024, the Shadow Minister for Science and Manager of Opposition Business in the House, unconditionally endorsed “mass murder” and the coverups with the words: “These are very serious public safety issues and your informed and science-based advocacy is a valuable contribution” (click here, Shadow Minister endorsement).

Decades of collaboration

It seems the Australian government Shadow Minister was the proxy for the Labor government and Liberal Opposition, because the other 112 recipients of the book were silent, breaking the pattern of their previous responses as if by agreement. We believe this single government endorsement of the book, now serves as the official response of both parties: 

‘…the Liberal Party of Australia’s government had collaborated for decades with the Australian Labor Party… “The governments have cooperated. There has been a very strong, good working relationship between Daniel Andrews, the Labor Premier of Victoria and the Prime Minister” (John Howard Sky News 6 January 2020)” (“mass murder” and the coverups 2024, chapter 23, Government collaborators, page 136).

To further evidence the response was a proxy, the book details an earlier example of the government using another proxy, explained at the time by the eminently qualified Roger Underwood, our West Australian adviser and later adviser to the Prime Minister:

“…they will agree amongst themselves that they got it wrong, and behind the scenes changes will be made with no announcement that might embarrass them…Email. To: Tim Malseed et-al..” (“mass murder” and the coverups, 2024, Chapter 5, An admission of guilt made safe for the perpetrator, page 47 and 48).

To test the Shadow Minister’s endorsement, we requested he: “…ask a question of the Prime Minister…”  (click here, question), and he promptly agreed: “Happy to consider this for…question time…” (click here, answer).