Australian PM Announces Oct. 9 Election
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Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday called a national election for Oct. 9 which is likely to serve as a referendum on Australia's troop deployment in Iraq.
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John Howard has taken the bold step of taking the Australian people to the polls on October 9 on the question of trust. At a time when truth in government has itself become a key political issue, Mr Howard
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The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
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This morning, as Australians prepare to vote in their federal election, John Winston Howard looks increasingly likely to win a fourth term as Prime Minister, eclipsing Labor&#39;s Bob Hawke to become
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister and the country&#39;s main opposition leader say &quot;trust&quot; will be a key issue when voters go to the polls on October the ninth.
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Australians will vote on October 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy key issues.
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Australiaâs prime minister has said another terror attack in Southeast Asia was âa near inevitabilityâ and promised to pump millions of dollars into combating the threat if he retains office in October elections, including basing counter-terrorism
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seeking his fourth term, has called a general election for Oct. 9, the BBC reported Sunday.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday he would be re-elected on October 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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SYDNEY : The final week of Australia&#39;s October 9 election began with conservative Prime Minister John Howard confident of winning a fourth term and opposition leader Mark Latham embracing the underdog tag.
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Prime Minister John Howard launched a media blitz yesterday to persuade undecided voters to give him a fourth term in today&#39;s election, where he will be the first of the three leaders -- US, British and Australian -- who invaded Iraq last year to face a
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard is seeking a fourth term in power at today&#39;s election, promising to extend 13 years of economic growth and keep mortgage rates low.
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Voting is underway in federal election booths across Australia, as 13 million Australians choose their next prime minister. The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers show the ruling coalition in
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Speculation is rife that Australian Prime Minister John Howard this weekend will call an election for October 9, launching a campaign that won
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The Australian prime minister, John Howard, yesterday called a general election for October 9, beginning his campaign with the issue that sank JosÃ© MarÃ­a Aznar in Spain and threatens the re-election of George Bush and Tony Blair.
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THE federal election was as &quot;close as it gets&quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.
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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.