Jim Forbes (Australian politician)

Jim Forbes (Australian politician)

Alexander James "Jim" Forbes (born 16 December 1923) is a former Australian poilitician.

Forbes was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1956 to 1975 for the Division of Barker, South Australia. [cite web
title =Members of the House of Representatives since 1901
publisher =Parliament of Australia
work=Parliamentary Handbook
url =http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/courtnay.forrest.htm
accessdate = 2007-11-18 ] He was Minister for the Army from 1963 to 1966, Minister for the Navy from 1963 to 1964, Minister for Health from 1966 to 1971 and Minister for Immigration from 1971 until William McMahon's defeat in the 1972 election. As Minister for Immigration he was responsible for resisting British pressure to admit ethnically-Asian refugees from Uganda during Idi Amin's regime; he said, "Applications by Asians in Uganda will continue to be considered on their individual merits in accordance with our non-European immigration policies. These policies reflect the firm and unshakeable determination of the Government to maintain a homogeneous society in Australia." [cite web
first=Klaus
lastNeumann
title=You're welcome, if we're interested
publisher=Project SafeCom Inc
date=July 3 2004
url=http://www.safecom.org.au/refuge-australia.htm
accessdate=2008-01-10] He also ordered the deportation of Joe Cocker when a small quantity of cannabis was found by police in his band's hotel room. [cite news
title=Going Down Under
publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald
date=July 3 2004
url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/02/1088488146551.html
accessdate=2008-01-10]

In November 1973, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam accused Forbes in parliament of abusing the Government's hospitality at a reception for the New Zealand Prime Minister, claiming in relation to Forbes, "It is what he put in his guts that rooted him." [cite news
first=Alan
last=Ramsey
title=Going Down Under
publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald
date=December 10 2003
url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/09/1070732212807.html?from=storyrhs
accessdate=2008-01-10]

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