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11.26.07

Politics:John Winston Howard and the Liberal Leadership Succession II opinion | (1)
John Winston Howard - the man who left the Liberals a shattered force This is a follow up to an earlier speculative article on the leadership succession of the federal Liberal Party in Australia. With the Liberal Party-National Party Coalition suffering an absolute routing at the Australian Federal Election on Saturday 24th November, and the now former Prime Minister suffering the ignominious honour of being only the second Prime Minister in the nation's history to lose his seat at an election (in addition to encumbancy for his party) the leadership of the former Government is in disarray. With no one at the ...

Tagged: Andrew Robb, Chris Pyne, crises, Dr Brendan Nelson, Gerard Henderson, John-Howard, Julie-Bishop, leadership, liberal-party, Malcolm-Turnbull, Tony-Abbott
09.12.07

Politics:John Winston Howard and the Liberal Leadership Succession General | (11)
The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia. The Australian Liberal Party's best or worst long term asset? (Photo: Robb Cox/Getty Images) I haven't had a good comment on the state of politics in this nation for a while, so I'll begin with a look at the recent issue dominating the press - the will he; won't he; should we push him; will Jannette push him; will he jump; does he like Kiribilli too much; does Jannette like Kiribilli too much; questions surrounding our current Prime Minister, John Winston Howard. The APEC meeting in Sydney was meant to be a crowning moment ...

Tagged: Alexander-Downer, APEC, Australia, Brendan-Nelson, conservative, Federal-Election, Helen-Coonan, Joe-Hockey, John-Howard, Julie-Bishop, Kevin-Andrews, Kevin-Rudd, KEVIN07, Labor, leadership, Liberal, liberal-party, Mal-Brough, Malcolm-Turnbull, Mark-Vaile, Nationals, Peter-Costello, Phillip-Ruddock, Tony-Abbott