Aussie polls: Howard, Latham clash over foreign policy
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By Michael Cavanagh, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Australia correspondent. CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his would-be successor have clashed on foreign policy in the build-up to Saturday&#39;s general election.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Australia is unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours despite reports its stance is causing friction ahead of his visit next week to Laos for the ASEAN leaders' summit.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.
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Australian political leaders have gone into hot debate Monday as how to eliminate threat of regional terrorism, either through cooperation with local countries, or a pre-emptive strikes.
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SYDNEY : Opinion polls give Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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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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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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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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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister - to stay or to go.    Prime Minister John Howard, whose conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term on Oct...
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Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham won the only public debate that he and Prime Minster John Howard will hold before an Oct. 9 general election, according to audience responses to the event.
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Australians are due to go to the polls on 9 October, to elect their new prime minister. According to opinion polls, current leader John Howard is neck and neck with opposition Labor leader Mark Latham.
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CANBERRA - Australia&#39;s political leaders went head-to-head yesterday in a national debate dominated by the war on terror as campaigning for the Oct 9 polls resumed.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Labour party challenger were in a virtual dead heat as voting began Saturday in a general election, with voters focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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The Australians are currently weighing up their choice in the Federal election, and the country&#39;s top-order batsmen also looked confused as they decided between two party&#39;s policies.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Friday he is unlikely to sign a nonaggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbors. The issue is reportedly causing tension ahead of Howard&#39;s visit
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday defended a proposed security pact with Japan that has raised the hackles of China and South Korea.
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Australians voted Saturday in an  election which offered the choice between a conservative  government that unreservedly backs the United States and its  Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.