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Victorian Premier 'too busy' to meet Dalai Lama | Victorian Premier John Brumby, it seems, is too busy to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The latter addressed Victorian politicians at a reception
at parliament house on Wednesday, but Brumby was noticeably absent, reports The
Australian. The Dalai Lama spoke to over 100 people on Wednesday in a private
address organised by the informal group, Victorian MPs for Tibet. In a speech that lasted
more than
30 minutes, the Dalai Lama promoted peace, harmony and secularism and urged
Australian
MPs to visit Tibet to test Chinese claims about Buddhist practices. It was the
Tibetan leader's only address at an Australian parliament during this visit. He
spoke in a committee room and did not address the chamber. Afterwards he was
introduced
to Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu, saying he always sides with the "minority",
to which Mr Baillieu replied: "We are the strongest but we are the minority" Brumby
joins Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in declining to meet with the Dalai Lama. The
Dalai later told the media he was not fazed. "No, no. No concern," he said, adding
"My visit (is) non political." Mr Brumby was in Melbourne's eastern suburbs announcing
the redevelopment of the Box Hill hospital during the Dalai's address. He blamed
a clash of schedules for not meeting with His Holiness and said it had nothing
to do with damaging relations with China. |
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