Australians to Choose Between Strong Supporter and Critic of Iraq ...
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.
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Most Australian major newspapers have expressed their preferences on Saturday&#39;s federal election, endorsing the ruling coalition returning to government.
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party launches its election campaign this week facing a dilemma over whether to match free-spending government promises or to maintain its new-found commitment to fiscal restraint, analysts say.
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Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, defied predictions about a close race and won a convincing victory for a historic fourth term on Saturday despite widespread public disagreement in Australia with Howard's position on the war.
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Australia's media has judged Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq as an embarrassing and surprising gaffe.
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SYDNEY - A growing number of Australians believe the war in Iraq was not worth the bloodshed as resistance to the US-led coalition which toppled Saddam Hussein continues to wreck havoc in the strife-torn country, according to a poll published Monday.
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Australia is facing a federal election on October 9th with the two main parties having little to separate them in domestic and economic policy. Where the Liberal and Labor parties differ greatly is in foreign policy. The Liberal Party adheres to the "Great and Powerful Friends" doctrine while the Labor Party pursues the doctrine of "Asian Engagement".        Since the September 11th attacks on the United States, terrorism has been thrust to the fore as the dominant security issue facing western nations. Australia has not had a terrorist attack on its shores; but two attacks in Bali and Jakarta have occurred in Indonesia that can be construed as terrorist attacks against Australia. Consequently terrorism for Australia is a foreign policy issue. On this basis the competing foreign policies of the Liberal Party and Labor Party can be compared.
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SYDNEY - The Australian federal election on Oct 9 will be the first real test of public support for Canberra&#39;s decision to back the United States over Iraq.
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SYDNEY - Australia&#39;s opposition Labor leader, Mr Mark Latham, has spoken about the need for the government to shift attention away from Iraq to South-east Asia and to put much greater effort into supporting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in combating
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A majority of Australians oppose the Iraq war, but they turned out to be more concerned about the economy.
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Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has to win upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the US-led coalition in Iraq ( news - web sites ). Although the Iraq war has not emerged as the central ...
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JOHN Howard has seized on a plea by Iraq&#39;s interim Government for Australia to keep its troops in the country as an endorsement of Australia&#39;s continued involvement in post-conflict Iraq.
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An Australian government is close to having complete legislative control for the first time in nearly three decades today, after voters delivered a positive verdict on John Howard&#39;s support for the war in Iraq.
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TONY EASTLEY: As mentioned the Prime Minister is also in northern Australia and his focus is also on national security, although he&#39;s under attack for his initial opposition to the Coalition&#39;s $600 family payment.
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SYDNEY - President Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup in Iraq today, and got a boost when Prime Minister John Howard of Australia said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future.
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SYDNEY -- Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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The leading candidates in Australia&#39;s national elections have very different positions on the country&#39;s role in the war on terror.