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05/15/2012 05:16 AM
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John Howard – How he helped Australia grow over the years
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John Howard was Australia’s 25th Prime Minister. He is the 2nd Prime Minister having served the longest term after Sir Robert Menzies from March 11th, 1996 to December 7th, 2007. After the release of the movie about global warming directed by Al Gore’s, a shocking future has seen many Australian politicians get into the political [...]
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06/17/2011 01:46 PM
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John Howard
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Look, we’ve been awake for the past 72 hours having a bit of a read of the Anti-Terrorism Act, especially the bits about sedition, and we’d like you all to disregard the previous 100 Uses, forget you ever saw them, clear the cache, remove the hard drive and set it on fire and if you’re feeling especially patriotic and/or a bit peckish, eat the remains.
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06/17/2011 01:45 PM
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John Howard Speaks at City in Langfang, China
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LANGFANG, China, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard stated earlier today that he was extremely pleased to be a part of the China APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) meeting and commented on the unveiling of the master plan for a new technologically advanced city to be built in Langfang, China. [...]
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06/17/2011 01:40 PM
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Policies
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In the March 1996 Federal elections, John Howard’s Liberal-National Party came into power, through a majority of its members in the House of Representatives. The Liberal Party, under his leadership, promised to reduce the heavy debt that the government has accumulated. When Howard became Prime Minister, he worked on a number of policies including: A [...]
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06/17/2011 01:39 PM
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Entry to Federal Politics
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John Howard’s political career and activities were a major contribution to the government’s history. John Howard’s government career started after being elected into the House of Representatives in the 1974 elections. Following his election, he then became a Liberal member for the Bennelong Sidney seat. In December of 1975, Howard became a Minister for the [...]
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06/17/2011 01:37 PM
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Ceremonial Federation Sitting – Speech
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As Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin and all the others gathered here a hundred years ago there was no way that they could predict what lay in front of Australia. They would not have foreseen that within fewer than 20 years 60,000 out of a male population of 2.5 million would die in a horrible [...]
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06/17/2011 01:29 PM
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Detention Policy
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Back in 1998, Australians got an early glimpse of John’s grand vision for a happier and more harmonious workplace on the docks of Australia. Not only did the lure of lower pay and fewer conditions for all beckon invitingly, the new regime also promised full employment for big angry dogs. Sadly, big angry dogs and the associated hired goon and balaclava and baton manufacturing industries failed to achieve their potential in the ensuing years.
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06/17/2011 01:23 PM
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Tsunami
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All this talk of preambles to the Constitution takes me back to the heady days of 1999 when the Battlers of Australia voted against elitism by retaining the, er… British Monarchy. It’s no secret that Little Johnny’s a big fan of HRH and it is one of the great cruelties of male pattern baldness that as a loyal Monarchist, while he is certainly tugging away at something, he is entirely devoid of any forelock with which to make the traditional obeisance.
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