Johnson Plans Challenge to London Mayor Livingstone

"Boris Johnson, one of Britain's best- known Conservative lawmakers, plans to challenge incumbent Ken Livingstone in the 2008 London mayoral election. ``The opportunity is too great, and the prize too wonderful to miss; and that prize is the chance to represent London and...

Howard's End "The Feel Good Hit of The Summer"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know some movies are Tear Jerkers, especially the ones where a Man overcomes adversity at all odds, fighting the elements, hungry and broke. This story where life...

Australia: Oil a factor in Iraq deployment

Nelson: Oil a factor in Iraq deploymentJuly 5, 2007The Howard Government has today admitted that securing oil supplies is a factor in Australia's continued military involvement in Iraq. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said today oil was a factor in Australia's contribution to...

Aboriginal Communal land up for grabs

AhHa! Now we know!The current Australian Aboriginal crisis is all about a LAND GRAB!  Soon, the developers will be able to get their hands on indigenous lands!!.........Related: a few weeks back we heard that...

Prince William told to stay in Britain - Aust.

Canberra, Australia's capital which is where Prince Billy would live is noted for its kangaroos and its bikini car wash babes, amongst other things...Just what a single bloke needs (the babes, not the...

Aborigines threaten tourist ban

"Aboriginal elders are threatening to ban tourists from one of Australia's landmarks over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities. The threat to close Uluru, or Ayers Rock, comes amid growing alarm. Some 50 community, church and indigenous groups are meeting...

John Howard and the politics of deception

One way or another since he entered politics fifty years ago, Australia's prime minister John Howard has been pulling the wool over the eyes of  the 20 million people who inhabit the world's largest island...

Bush, Howard and the greenhouse mafia

Australia's prime minister, John Howard,  has colluded with US president George W Bush and an industrial “greenhouse mafia” to stifle international efforts on global warming, according to a new book...

Australian election: a spanner in the works

In Australia in recent years, election campaigns have become a triennial ritual that exudes a smell like the contents of a septic tank with the lid left open.  It is a strategy than can continue for a year...

Anyone but Howard, Australian voters say

Thousands of young Australians who were just starting primary school when John Winston Howard became their country's leader will soon have their first opportunity to pass judgment on him. That is, if they are...

David Hicks Returns to Oz, Must Say He Was "Treated Fairly"

That a gag order was part of David Hicks' plea bargain is very telling; also, if he was really such a dangerous element, why would they let him off with nine months' incarceration, when they could have held him more or less indefinitely at the tip of Cuba? I'm not suggesting...

Fire Dept. Equipment Destroyed In Blaze

" May 14, 2007 Indiana - A garage housing Howard Countys Emergency Management Agency equipment burned, destroying ambulances and fire trucks stored in the structure. As Kokomo firefighters arrived at the building about 9 p.m. Sunday, the building was nearly engulfed in...

Special Device Proves Worth During Blaze

" May 5, 2007 Texas - Dark brown smoke immediately engulfed firefighter Kurt Howard as he walked through the home's front door. A neighbor had noticed that the Bryan Avenue home was on fire shortly after midnight Thursday and called 911. As one team of firefighters rushed in...

Industrial relations an election liability for all concerned

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