To voice public opposition to the war, two Greenpeace activists attached themselves to the HMAS Sydney to prevent it from departing for Iraq. Read more.
It is amazing how much the conservative Australian media has twisted the story, but what is even scarier are the public's comments. The Sydney Morning Herald ran a comments section asking, "What do you think of the Greenpeace anti-war protest that stopped HMAS Sydney today? " The opportunity for comments have closed, but take a look anyway.