Australia&#39;s Howard to Campaign on Record, Latham Pledges Change
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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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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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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s election campaign received a last-minute boost as new unemployment figures showed a larger than expected fall in the number of jobless, two days before an election he has fought on his economic record.
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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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Australia's conservative government is preparing a major advertising campaign on climate change as it tries to win back voter support ahead of looming elections, Prime Minister John Howard confirmed on Tuesday.
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BRISBANE (Dow Jones)--Australian Labor Party leader Mark Latham, who polls show could be prime minister after the national election, used a key policy speech Wednesday
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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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SYDNEY - The final week of Australia&#39;s Oct 9 election began Monday 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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SYDNEY : After a crushing fourth-term victory in the October election, Prime Minister John Howard will pass another milestone in his 30-year political career when he becomes Australia&#39;s second-longest serving prime minister.
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A multi-billion dollar campaign pledge to provide free hospital care for the elderly could provide Australian opposition leader Mark Latham with the boost he needs to carry October 9 national elections, analysts say.
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Australia&#39;s main opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham targeted aged voters in his official election campaign launch today, promising to provide free hospital care for people over
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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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JOHN Howard has promised to implement key elements of a reform agenda that has been frustrated by the Senate in recent years, while promising not to ride roughshod over the electorate despite an overwhelming mandate.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seeking a fourth term in an Oct. 9 election, promised to cut taxes on small businesses and to spend more on doctors, schools and care for children and the elderly.
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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&#39;s troop deployment in Iraq.
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Win or lose on October 9, Labor Party leader Mark Latham has already etched himself into the annals of Australian political history.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard is widely expected to announce an election date this weekend, setting off a tight race between his conservative coalition and a resurgent Labor Party.