Howard offers tax breaks to senior citizens with Australia ...
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Prime Minister John Howard ramped up his soon-to-be-announced election campaign Sunday by offering Australia&#39;s senior citizens hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks.
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Prime Minister John Howard, fresh from winning an election mandate to keep Australian troops in Iraq as long as needed, accepted congratulations from President Bush and began planning his fourth term Sunday.
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Announcing the election date, Mr Howard said it would be a decision for voters about who they trusted most to look after Australia and its economic future.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party matched government promises to cut income taxes on Friday, to stem a surge in voter support back to the government ahead of elections in November.
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Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested Sunday that a tax break or other government financial help for homeowners facing the mortgage crunch would be the best political fix for the economy.
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A PROMISE of free hospital care for Australians 75 and over is the cornerstone of Mark Latham&#39;s $3.7 billion bid for the hearts and minds of older voters - and the keys to The Lodge.
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LABOR is likely to offer targeted tax rebates for middle-income earners, and to close down a series of tax &quot;loopholes&quot;, as part of its most important election package to be unveiled by Mark Latham.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard will allow members of his conservative government a conscience vote on stem cell research, officials said.
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This will be accomplished through a share buy-back plan in Australia, where 40% of the company&#39;s shares are held. because of the tax breaks they enjoy on such sales.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today rejected claims that funds would be taken from the states to pay for free hospital care for people aged 75 and over.
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A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier.
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John Howard was sworn in today for his fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British Queen&#39;s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.
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John Howard was sworn in on Tuesday for his fourth term as Australia's prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British queen's representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.
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Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan for &quot;flying squads&quot; of police to stop terrorist attacks in the region, stressing he would not hesitate to order a pre-emptive strike overseas if needed to protect Australia.
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Australia&#39;s opposition Labor party has promised free health care for anyone over 75 as it launched its campaign for the 9 October federal elections.
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SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard confirmed Wednesday that the alleged mastermind of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks by al-Qaida on the United States was granted a tourist visa to visit Australia only a month before the attacks.
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Prime Minister John Howard is closing the gap on the opposition in Australia's election battle after pledging multi-billion dollar tax cuts, two opinion polls showed Friday.