Howard prepares for bruising election
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DESCRIBING himself as the &quot;underdog&quot; who is facing the biggest fight of his political career, Australiaâs prime minister, John Howard, yesterday announced his decision to go to the polls against a man 22 years his younger.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and a defiant stand against terror.
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Michael Howard will unveil a 'timetable for action' for a Tory government in a bid to win back voters.
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Prime Minister John Howard's government warned that Australia could become a terrorist target during a six-week election campaign that began Monday, with the war on terror and the nation's troop deployment in Iraq already taking center stage.
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John Howard was embarking on a surprise fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister yesterday in defiance of polls that had predicted a general election win for the anti-war Labour opposition.
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Australian leader John Howard calls a general election for 9 October, seeking a fourth term.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard has to win the upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the United States-led coalition in Iraq - a move which would deal a blow to American President George Bush&#39;s global war on terror.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England Conservative Party leader Michael Howard is trying to turn next year&#39;s expected national elections in Britain into a battle of trust and credibility.
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Australia is bracing itself for a renewed round of conservative reform following Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s fourth election victory, handing him power not enjoyed by any Government for more than two decades.
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Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, the Pacific region&#39;s only committed member of the &quot;coalition of the willing&quot;, is locked in a tight battle in tomorrow&#39;s election.
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Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world&#39;s strongest economies
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MARK Latham faces possible surgery and a major lifestyle overhaul in the lead-up to the federal election after being stricken with pancreatitis.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday announced that the next federal election will be held on October 9. He told a press conference here that voters will decide
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ON the eve of possibly calling a federal election, Prime Minister John Howard chose his words carefully when delivering the key speech at the Tasmanian Liberal State Council yesterday.
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PRIME Minister John Howard has called an election he cannot confidently predict he will win. But he is a political veteran and has calculated that the six-week campaign is more likely to serve
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has launched his campaign for next month&#39;s election, promising to keep Australian troops in Iraq as long as necessary and to increase government spending on education.