Howard 'to stay out of Qantas deal'
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John Howard says he will not step in to block the planned $8.8bn takeover of Australian national airline Qantas.
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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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New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected as uncompetitive a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival Qantas in a deal that Air New Zealand had claimed was critical to its long-term survival.
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The federal government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbours is causing tension ahead of Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s visit to the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit in Laos, a newspaper report says.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said it had rejected a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid from a private equity consortium.
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AIR New Zealand faces being further squeezed on trans-Tasman fares as a result of the ban on its planned alliance with Qantas. Industry analysts last night dismissed claims that Air NZ and Qantas could still work together using informal ties.
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Qantas has decided that it will not appeal against a New Zealand High Court decision stopping it from forming an alliance with Air New Zealand.
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PRIME Minister Mr John Howard was yesterday forced to defend Mr Alexander Downer in relation to the Foreign Ministers comments that Australia was not bound to help the US defend Taiwan.
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Australia's PM says he will not negotiate with terrorists who claim to have taken two Australians hostage.
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VIENTIANE, LAOS - Prime Minister Helen Clark is keeping out of a diplomatic row between Australia and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) over Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has denied he had made a deal to hand over power to his ambitious Treasurer Peter Costello ahead of elections next year.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday refused to bow out of this year&#39;s election despite discontent in his party caused by falling opinion poll ratings suggesting it will lose.
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Australian airline Qantas rejects a controversial $8.6bn takeover deal led by Australian bank Macquarie.
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SYDNEY: Australian flag-carrier Qantas said it was disappointed a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand (ANZ) had been rejected by New Zealand&#39;s high court but ruled out appealing decision.
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU) isn&#39;t ready to lower the fuel surcharge on its tickets although oil prices have retreated from highs, the Australian airline&#39;s chief executive Geoff Dixon said Monday.
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Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.