Australian Elections 2004: Latham Vs. Howard
Afghanistan is not the only country going to the polls this Saturday. Australia will too, as incumbent Prime Minister John Howard will be defending his record against upstart Australian Labor Party candidate Mark Latham.
The process works this way. Voters cast ballots for seats in Parliament. The party that gets a majority of those seats controls the government and picks a Prime Minister. Througout the six week campaign Latham's ALP has made virtually no forward progress on what were once thought to be vulnerable seats.
The Prime Minister is a staunch US ally in the war on terror and is almost considered to be a lock for re-election. Australia's economy has been booming at an almost unparalled level, the country's security has been managed well during a period of instability and his Liberal Party is considered to be in good position to be returned to power.
Hence the desperation on Latham's part. Get this. He's suddenly playing the race card, by re-introducing a twenty year old charge of racial discrimination against Howard.
The process works this way. Voters cast ballots for seats in Parliament. The party that gets a majority of those seats controls the government and picks a Prime Minister. Througout the six week campaign Latham's ALP has made virtually no forward progress on what were once thought to be vulnerable seats.
The Prime Minister is a staunch US ally in the war on terror and is almost considered to be a lock for re-election. Australia's economy has been booming at an almost unparalled level, the country's security has been managed well during a period of instability and his Liberal Party is considered to be in good position to be returned to power.
Hence the desperation on Latham's part. Get this. He's suddenly playing the race card, by re-introducing a twenty year old charge of racial discrimination against Howard.
posted by Kent at 3:19 PM
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