Australia&#39;s Howard Promises Bigger Budget Surpluses
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seeking a fourth term at an Oct. 9 election, said budget surpluses will be bigger for the next four years than forecast when he called the poll.
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Canadian Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said the budget surplus will be larger than forecast as faster-than-expected economic growth boosts government revenue.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday pledged &#36;765 million over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development.
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Australia's prime minister, facing a tough re-election fight and under pressure over his climate credentials, has pledged new "clean energy" targets in a move environment groups said would not sway green-leaning voters.
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MARK Latham attacked yesterday&#39;s Coalition policy launch as a &quot;willy-nilly&quot; spending spree aimed at buying votes, which would drive up interest rates.
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The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, yesterday called on voters to trust him and refused to express regret over the Iraq war ahead of tomorrow&#39;s general election.
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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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MARK Latham&#39;s ability to hold a warring Labor Party together is being stretched to its limit after another frontbencher quit and foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd indicated he was considering his future as he pressed for a promotion.
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Australian Treasurer Peter Costello raised the government&#39;s forecast budget cash surplus for the year ending June 30, 2005, to A$6.2 billion ($4.7 billion) because of increased company taxes.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has vowed to use his government's expanded control over parliament to push through industrial relations, laws which unions said would be the most restrictive in the western world.
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SYDNEY, AustraliaâPrime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia&#39;s parliamentary elections yesterday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard announces a new policy on climate change, pledging pollution limits.
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KELOWNA, BC - The federal government and the provinces will have more money than expected because the economy has been growing faster than forecast, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Tuesday.
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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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PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday laid out an audacious $5.9 billion re-election bid covering health, education, training, child care, families and small business.
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Australia may increase its assistance to war-ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan but is unlikely to send more combat troops, Prime Minister John Howard announced.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called national elections for October 9, hoping his conservative government can win a fourth term in office thanks to a buoyant economy and his close alliance with US President George W. Bush.