President Bush was heckled both inside and outside Australia’s parliament yesterday as he wrapped up a six-nation Asian tour focused on security and trade. In his speech, Bush labeled Australia a regional “sheriff” and staunchly defended the Iraq war. He was stopped twice by heckling from Greens leader Bob Brown who shouted “We are not a sheriff,”

Five protesters were arrested in scuffles with police as a crowd of up to 2,000 chanted anti-U.S. slogans and waved banners reading: “Yankee Go Home”.