The first ever Australian Parliamentary delegation is visiting Dharamsala, the Indian base of the Dalai Lama and the heart of the Tibetan community in exile. Simon Bradshaw of the Australia Tibet Council is accompanying the group and filed this video blog.

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Official Statements

[3 July 2009] Statement By The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group For Tibet On The Occasion Of The First Australian Parliamentary Delegation To Dharamsala


Media Coverage
[5 July 2009] Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Appropriate’ for MPs to Meet Dalai Lama
[3 July 2009] SBS News: Australian MPs’ Dalai Lama Visit Sparks Fury
[3 July 2009] ABC News: China angry at Australia’s Dalai Lama visit
[16 June 2009] The Age: China raises pressure on MPs’ visit
[11 June 2009] The Age: MPs trip to Dalai Lama’s home riles China
[6 June 2009] The Australian: All-party MPs to visit Dalai Lama
[6 June 2009] Sydney Morning Herald: MPs’ trip to see the Dalai Lama angers Chinese