Howard urges arms transparency
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Any future decommissioning carried out by the IRA should be transparent, according to Conservative leader Michael Howard.
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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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Opposition Leader Mark Latham says he is ready for an election campaign if the Prime Minister calls one. Mr Howard flew into Canberra from Launceston yesterday and reportedly spent the afternoon locked in talks with senior advisers.
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The Victorian government has called on Prime Minister John Howard for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the problems in indigenous communities.
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Australian prime minister John Howard proposes an anti-terror force which could be deployed elsewhere in Asia.
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Prime Minister John Howard has responded to reports that he was warned by a senior defence officer shortly before Australia went to war against Iraq that Saddam Hussein did not have any banned weapons.
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Tory leader Michael Howard promises his party would tackle "things that matter" in its alternative Queen's Speech.
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THE Federal Government would inform Australians if it went ahead with a new security agreement with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
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Prime minister says 'immediate' international response is needed to avert military crackdown.
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SYDNEY,  - 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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Michael Howard is set to tell his party conference that he will not break election promises.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard focuses on security as he launches his campaign for a fourth term in office.
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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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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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Australian opposition parties yesterday backed a call for Australian Prime Minister John Howard to take a lie detector test in the wake of allegations he knowingly made false statements about asylum seekers ahead of 2001 elections.
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Prime Minister John Howard has said he would commit troops to future US-led military actions only on merit, with the government to focus firmly on Asia.
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Prime Minister John Howard says he has  an open mind on the development of nuclear power in Australia,  which has 40 percent of the world&#039;s known reserves of uranium,  and has called for a full debate on the issue.