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What advice do you have for John Howard and Mark Latham regarding pre-election campaign debating?

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I want a Prime Minister who is brave enough to 'lead' this nation. John Howard has divided the nation and is not suited to be a PM for all. Mark Latham appears prepared to offer leadership and(importantly) integrity, not simply apply the biases of Hansonites and 'fear mongering' .

Chris Cudmore

Who listens to Howard and Latham when we daily we hear Kerry and Bush? Why watch monkeys when one can listen to the organ grinders.

Mike LeClerc

So the USA and UK are investigating these false claims. So why then is Australia's PM off the hook ? or are you all just to lazy to get off you're arses and give your PM Howard a kick ? Looks like a Dictatorship to me.

Aussies too laid back about politics.

Heroin Injecting Rooms - Too important to so many individuals and their families for pollies to make political milage out of. If Howard had any ethics at all he would be guided by experts and people with experience in the industry rather than pandering to his own prejudices and those of a relatively ignorant electorate

Sue Drake-Brockman

Under the leadership of John Howard Australian's have never felt more in danger at home and abroad. He has acknowledged we are now a major target for terrorist attacks. And all because he blindly lead the country into a war that was none of our business. Has he apologised? No. Would he do it again? Most definitely. He must answer for his anti-australian actions. And while we're at it lets make this a republic election and get rid of the Queen and her war-momgering British empire as well.

Robert O

Look at how the labor party has soared following Mark Latham's appointment as leader!

Remember how things were when Simon Crean was at the helm? Well John Howard and the liberals are now in that situation. This is the right time for John Howard to step down and hand the leadership to Peter Costello.

Then we can have a real contest in this coming election.

Take a hike! Howard

Latham is a joke. He is a Whitlam try-hard who will be found out when the campaign gets underway properly. Howard has kept Australia safe and strong and I'll be voting Liberal as will a lot of others I suspect. Don't get used to all this sunshine Mr Latham. The tough questions are coming.

Len Fehlhaber

I look forward in contributing to the attempt to vote John Howard out of office....for me it won't come soon enough!


On Australia Day, just before I said my pledge to become an Australian citizen, a friend jokingly said the affirmation had been changed to, 'I swear allegiance to the United States of America..etc'. It was almost funny, but a little too close to the truth. Howard seems to have forgotten that this is a great country as he seems intent on making us all Americans. Let's hope Latham thinks otherwise.


Joko, you hit the nail on the head. Howard makes people very angry! HELLO!

See you later Johny

I wonder what the Queen Elizabeth II will say about John and Mark. I am sure she would not like Australia becomes the 52nd state of the USA.

By the way, anyone knows how our dear Queen Elizabeth II was elected to be the head of Australia. My mate told me that no one was asked to vote for the Queen's position.

My God, how Australia with such a wonderful democratic system could support the non-democratically elected head - Queen Elizabeth II.

God, would you bless democracy?

Royal Australia Democracy Party

According to everyone, Mark latham is going to come in and sweep the place like a new broom.
Who is going to pay for all this?


Howards loosing the marbles in he's old age.

Soon he wont even remember why hes been lying..

hes screwing Australia

Those who say Latham and Labour are no good thing , well when interest rates under labour (Bob Hawke / Keating) were 17 % , i paid for my house , double brick , 750 sq meters block $95,000 and had job security as well, now the rates are at very low rates , but whats the point when prices are over 500k and jobs these days are floating towards contracts , no bank guarantee (Tony Abbott)??
My house is paid of , thank you LABOUR !


It is time for a change, but it is sad we have to make a choice between Howard and Latham. Why can't we find a leader who is a combination of those two? It is sad that this is a country of generous tax-payers, but incompetent politicians. Australia is the most naturally resourceful country in the world, but why isn't our living standard? We need more than a change of face in the government, but a leader who can offer what Australians deserve.

Phillip Jiang

No one made Andrew Wilke resign Phil Hyde. He didnt like the decision that was made by the government so decided to take his bat and ball on go home.


Latham's cosying up to so-called "aspirational" voters and his conservative attitudes on social policy issues suggest that he is merely a slighlty less unpleasant clone of John Howard... hopefully he will show that this is not the case and that he genuinely represents a more humane and fair leader. If this doesn't happen, whoever does win can expect a slew of Greens in the senate (and maybe even some in the lower house?)

Now there's change!

duncan cumming

Although not an ALP supporter, I'd far rather have an Australian running our country than a dangerous American dickhead. John Howard you have to be the biggest tosser in modern politics.

Go on Mark

Howard believes that public schools do not teach "values", but he learned from his parents.

I wonderwhen he said Australia will never ever have GST, but he introduced it after he becomes the PM.

When the children over board issue becomes clear, he blaime the silly Peter Reith.

Did his father tell him how to lie like this?

A confused Parent

No one wants to hear from the Greens or Democrats Matthew Steen because they are completely irrelevant. Their electoral appeal (in particular the Democrats) is so small that whatever they say is not news worthy.

To Pam B. - treaties are between soverign nations. So forget that silly idea. The aboriginal people are Australians. Therefore it would be highly repugnet to a large number of the rest of us Australians if they were to get further special treatment under a "treaty".


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