Australian coalition wins fourth term
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Australia&#39;s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard has won the fourth term in the general election on Saturday. The Liberal-National coalition won a swing in each
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Australia's conservative government has won overall control of the upper house Senate in its own right, with a government politician securing the last seat in Queensland state.
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The United States congratulated Australian Prime Minister John Howard for winning his fourth term in Australia's federal election Saturday. President Bush called it a great victory.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, won the strongest mandate of any leader in nearly 25 years yesterday when he took control of the upper house of parliament.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident of winning re-election to a fourth term this week, but by a narrow margin.
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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.
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JOHN Howard has full control of the Senate within his grasp after an emphatic election victory that will allow the Coalition to embark on an ambitious reform agenda, including the $30 billion sale of Telstra and further industrial relations changes.
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Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in the country's history with a fourth consecutive election victory that will make him Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister in December.
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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 Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s Liberal Party took a substantial lead over the opposition in nationwide elections Saturday, and both sides said the government, a steadfast US ally in the Iraq war, was all but certain to retain power.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard scored a convincing victory in Australia's federal election Saturday, winning a historic fourth term in a vote ensuring the staunch U.S. ally keeps its troops in Iraq...
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The Liberal-National Party coalition government led by prime minister John Howard has been returned to office in Australia in an election result that once again underlines the collapse of support
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SYDNEY  - Australians went to the polls in national elections tipped to see the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally in Iraq, beat off a strong challenge from the center-left Labor Party.
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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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CANBERRA, Australia - John Howard was sworn in Tuesday for his fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the Queen&#39;s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.
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John Howard was embarking on a surprise fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister yesterday in defiance of polls that had predicted a general election win for the anti-war Labour opposition.
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John Howard was sworn in today for his fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British Queen&#39;s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.