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| == The Hug == | == The Hug == | ||
| Stephen Battaglia rushed upto Mr Howard to give him a hug for his 67th birthday. After a group of fellow rowers sung him Happy Birthday. Stephen has said it was a spur-of-the-moment act & he had forgotten that he was holding the screwdriver |
Stephen Battaglia rushed upto Mr Howard to give him a hug for his 67th birthday. After a group of fellow rowers sung him Happy Birthday. Stephen has said it was a spur-of-the-moment act & he had forgotten that he was holding the screwdriver. | ||
| == Security Scare == | == Security Scare == | ||
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| 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. | 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. | ||
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| Is that Steve is a dickhead and representative of the appalling state our education system has fallen too under Howard's policies. | |||
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Stephen Battaglia is an Year 11 student at Carey Grammar School. He was brought to fame when he hugged the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr John Howard with a screwdriver in his hand.
The Hug
Stephen Battaglia rushed upto Mr Howard to give him a hug for his 67th birthday. After a group of fellow rowers sung him Happy Birthday. Stephen has said it was a spur-of-the-moment act & he had forgotten that he was holding the screwdriver.
Security Scare
When Stephen Battaglia went to hug Mr Howard he was still cluching 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.
Stephen's Response
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.
Media Reaction
Since the hug he has been mentioned in the SMH, The Age, On Melbourne Radio station Triple M & every commercial television station in Australia. He has even been mentioned in South African News.
External Links
- Security screwdriver scare
- Howard hug ... with a twist
- Schoolboy scares PM with screwdriver
- Stephen and his screwdriver
- Aus PM in birthday hug scare
- Security red-faced after PM's bear hug
- Just toolin' around
- Boy just happy to see PM
- Mother's cry over that hug
- Howard says screwdriver was no threat
- Screwdriver boy famous
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