Here's an honest christian (and a dishonest one in denial):
Former governor-general Sir William Deane has launched a scathing attack on the Federal Government in a speech at the University of Queensland.
Sir William was speaking after receiving an honorary doctorate at UQ.
He has criticised the Government over the "children overboard" affair and the holding of minors at the Woomera detention centre.
He says future leaders should avoid seeking advantage by "inflaming ugly prejudice and intolerance".
Sir William has also criticised the Government for its approach towards the two Australian men being held in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
"The fundamental responsibility of a democratic government to seek to safeguard the human rights of all its citizens, including the unpopular and the alleged wrongdoer, in the case of two Australians indefinitely caged without legal charge or process," he said.
Prime Minister John Howard has told Southern Cross Radio he rejects any suggestion that the Government inflames prejudice.
