PM Howard says Australia faces tough economic year in 2005
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard warned that Australia&#39;s strong dollar, high world oil prices and the lingering effects of prolonged drought would dampen the country&#39;s long-buoyant economy in 2005.
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Prime Minister John Howard went for the economic jugular on the first day of campaigning for October 9 elections, claiming a victory for the opposition Labor Party will lead to soaring interest rates.
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SYDNEY : Treasurer Peter Costello said the slowing of the Australian economy apparent in the latest growth figures is &quot;not unwelcome&quot; as he maintained a forecast of annual growth of around 3.5 percent.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australians will vote on  Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative  government against center-left Labor, with national security  and the economy as major issues, Prime Minister John Howard  said on Sunday.
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Australian unemployment fell to a record low of 5.3 percent in October, prompting analysts to warn that the country's powerhouse economic performance could increase pressure to hike interest rates early next year.
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NOW was the worst possible time to elect a Labor government given world economic conditions, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s Liberal-National coalition is poised to win a fourth term in office after pledging to extend 13 years of economic growth, keep interest rates low, cut taxes and increase spending.
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Australian PM John Howard will focus on beating terrorism and economic reforms, as he begins his fourth term.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday vowed to fight this year&#39;s election despite reports that senior ministers have told the conservative leader his position is untenable.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, handed the most powerful mandate in a generation,  got down to work on Monday with reform of telecommunications,  labor and media laws high on his agenda.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted that a leadership feud had hurt his government but rejected suggestions that it signalled the end of his decade in power.
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PM names credit crunch as 'our biggest challenge' as he warns country to prepare for turbulence
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Europe's economy faces a rougher time in 2008 than last year in the face of financial market stress and surging oil and food prices, the European Union's Slovenian presidency warned Tuesday.
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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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Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who led the conservative Liberal-National coalition to power in 1996, said his government would win an election on Oct. 9. ``I think we&#39;ll make
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Australia must place a price on carbon emissions to fight climate change, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday in an apparent softening on his refusal to join in global emissions trading.