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I would think that there would be more intervention on the part of the Australian government to help someone from Australia in this type of situation.

I had lunch last weekend with my aunt who had not been aware of Schapelle's predicament (she doesn't use the Internet and the television news channels in our area of the U.S. gave the case minimal coverage during the trial--it would have been easy to miss because I think that our television networks at the height of the trial gave it 4 minutes of attention).

I've read elsewhere on the Internet that some people (from Australia) claimed Schapelle's family was too eager to appear on television in Australia and I asked my aunt what did she think. She said that if I were in a similar situation she'd try to keep public awareness and support alive -- she said she'd be on television every night and she'd also try to contact political leaders from our country.

This is what puzzles us: why hasn't your government/political leaders been more enthusiastically involved? Wouldn't this case be important to the Chamber of Commerce and public relations for tourism?