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| '''Stephen Battaglia''' is an Year 11 student at ] School. He was brought to fame when he hugged the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr ] with a screwdriver in his hand. | |||
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| == The Hug == | |||
| The hugging incident occured on John Howard's 67th birthday. As John Howard went on his usual morning walk, he was met by some rowers, who sang him Happy Birthday. Stephen then went to give the Prime Minister a congratulatory hug, unaware that he was holding a screwdriver in his hand. Stephen claims it was a spur-of-the-moment act, and he had forgotten that he was holding the screwdriver. Stephen has said that "It's first time I've ever done anything like this. I'm not really the kind of guy that jumps up on stage and sings a song just at a bar. I'm like the shy guy," he said. | |||
| == Security Scare == | |||
| When Stephen Battaglia went to hug Mr Howard, he was still clutching a screwdriver which he had been using to repair a boat rudder. That brought him to the attention of the Prime Ministers's security staff and the media. In the news videos, you can see a member of the security staff doing nothing as Stephen rushed passed him. While there was no suggestion Battaglia had any malicious intent, newspapers questioned why Mr Howard's security had failed to stop him. Mr Howard's office declined to comment. | |||
| == Media Reaction == | |||
| Since the hug he has been mentioned in the ], ], On Melbourne Radio station Triple M & every commercial television station in Australia. He has even been mentioned in South African News. On the 2nd of August, Craig Reucassel, of ABC's The Chaser's War on Everything, approached John Howard during his early morning walk on the Gold Coast branding a oversize axe. They were making fun Stephen Battaglia's hug with his screwdriver. | |||
| == Further reading == | |||
| *{{cite news|date=27 July 2006 |author=Jordan Chong|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/security-screwdriver-scare/2006/07/27/1153816302208.html|title=Security screwdriver scare}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=missingdate|author=missingauthor|publisher=missingpublisher|url=http://media.fairfax.com.au/?rid=20716|title=Howard hug ... with a twist}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=missingdate|author=missingauthor|publisher=missingpublisher|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=117819|title=Schoolboy scares PM with screwdriver}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=missingdate|author=missingauthor|publisher=missingpublisher|url=http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=20717|title=Stephen and his screwdriver}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=27 July 2006|author=AFP|publisher=News24|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1974162,00.html|title=Aus PM in birthday hug scare}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=27 July 2006|author=AAP|publisher=Independent Online|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1154027886553B223 |title=Security red-faced after PM's bear hug}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=28 July 2006|author=Nick Leys and Andrew Fraser|publisher=The Australian|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19934472-25090,00.html|title=Just toolin' around}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=28 July 2006|author=Carla Danaher|publisher=Herald Sun|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,19934912-661,00.html|title=Boy just happy to see PM}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=28 July 2006|author=Jordan Chong|publisher=The Age|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/mothers-cry-over-that-hug/2006/07/27/1153816320752.html|title=Mother's cry over that hug}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=28 July 2006|author=AAP|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Howard-says-screwdriver-was-no-threat/2006/07/28/1153816362155.html|title=Howard says screwdriver was no threat}} | |||
| *{{cite news|date=28 July 2006|author=AAP|publisher=The Border Morning Mai|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/bm/national/345684.html|title=Screwdriver boy famous}} | |||
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