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That story was updated half an hour ago and I think they may have moved the "material fact"up the page a bit....not sure though.
 
MrBurns said:
That story was updated half an hour ago and I think they may have moved the "material fact"up the page a bit....not sure though.
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Indeed they have, now making it clear he will donate the fee for the story to his rescuers.
I expect the ABC was flooded with messages of protest which forced them to report it as it should have been presented in the first place.
All up, a great story. A British kid, only having been here for ten days, overcome by the Australian wilderness.
He showed endurance and initiative. Kudos to everyone involved.
 
And there is more.

The Courier-Mail imply he was playing hide and seek with rescuers.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/lost-uk-backpacker-sam-woodhead-seen-as-naive-as-questions-raised-over-lack-of-survival-skills/story-e6freoof-1226581508454

"It's just a shame that someone that's supposed to have survival training ... could just leave the house and disregard the basics that everyone is told," Tanya Dawson said.

"I think we're just going to have to accept he was that naive to leave the house without telling anyone."
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Longreach local Stephen Parker said the rescue crews had organised a tight search grid that should not have missed Mr Woodhead repeatedly.

"If he's had survival training he broke every rule in the book...we're reasonably sure he was playing hide and seek," he said.

Mr Woodhead was ultimately found 5km-6km away from Upshot Station after an EMQ Rescue helicopter crew caught sight of his rugby shorts waving in the wind.

John te Kloot, the owner of a nearby property, flew his Cessna light aircraft with spotters during the search and said four helicopters had already flown over the area before Sam was found.

He said the questions being asked by locals were "patently obvious" given their knowledge of the land.

"Firstly, we're so happy to have him found and secondly, the police did a very good job. But there are some questions he should come back and answer," he said.

Neighbours Adrian Roots, Norman Philp and Mac McClymont have all echoed the sentiment.

"We were surprised it took us so long to find him in the end, there was so much air traffic it's unbelievable we didn't find him...that's why there's so much speculation," Mr McClymont said.
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What people say they are going to do with the profits from the sale of a story to the media and what they actually do, are two different things. I am not indicating this lad wont do what he has said, it is simply that I prefer the action as opposed to words.
 
Judd said:
What people say they are going to do with the profits from the sale of a story to the media and what they actually do, are two different things. I am not indicating this lad wont do what he has said, it is simply that I prefer the action as opposed to words.
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And this is where some sort of law should come into play.

Come to this great land
Get lost/need rescue/assistance
Survive because of our public services (be it police/ambo/firies/volunteer rescue/coast guard/search and rescue...etc...etc), if a story (or otherwise) is released, any/all profits/monies are to go back to a "service".

How hard can that be?
 
Seems entirely reasonable and sensible, dan. Maybe put it to your local member who, if Labor, will be falling over himself/herself to make you happy.
 
DB008 said:
And this is where some sort of law should come into play.

Come to this great land
Get lost/need rescue/assistance
Survive because of our public services (be it police/ambo/firies/volunteer rescue/coast guard/search and rescue...etc...etc), if a story (or otherwise) is released, any/all profits/monies are to go back to a "service".

How hard can that be?
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What about...

Come to this great land
Go straight to welfare for free housing
Go straight to clinic for free health care
Go straight to Centrelink for free wages...

Costs a lot more than the occasional rescue, which is unintentional.
 
DB008 said:
And this is where some sort of law should come into play.

Come to this great land
Get lost/need rescue/assistance
Survive because of our public services (be it police/ambo/firies/volunteer rescue/coast guard/search and rescue...etc...etc), if a story (or otherwise) is released, any/all profits/monies are to go back to a "service".

How hard can that be?
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It would be impossible. All the person has to do is leave Australia then sell the story. Australian law is not extraterritorial. I'm sure a foreign court would toss the request for extradition out in the same way an Australian court would if Saudi Arabia charged a woman for driving in Sydney or Melbourne.
 
McLovin said:
It would be impossible. All the person has to do is leave Australia then sell the story. Australian law is not extraterritorial. I'm sure a foreign court would toss the request for extradition out in the same way an Australian court would if Saudi Arabia charged a woman for driving in Sydney or Melbourne.
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You are probably correct McLovin.
 
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