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...formal campaign speech, Latham sought again to distance himself from the risk-taking and record of past Labor administrations. "No adventurism. No cockiness. Straight down to work, putting our plans into place." In the end it wasn't enough; Australians weren't convinced they needed a change. At the Howard celebration on Saturday night, businesswoman Sarina Russo summed up the mood: "When you're getting such great results, why change anything?" The swelling Green vote - set to be around 7%, compared with 5% last time - suggests many Australians want more attention paid to issues such as the environment, processing...
...What is clear is that for most Australians, John Howard, with his now unchallenged aura of solidity and reliability, and his modest fourth-term agenda - addressing Australia's skills shortage was his first-stated goal in his last campaign address - is the man for the times. "The Australian people have given their answer," he told the crowd on Saturday night. "We thank them for that and we start work immediately to justify and fulfill the trust that they have given to all of us today." At 7:45 the next morning, he was back on the streets of Kirribilli, near...
...familiar thrill of success begins wafting through the room. As the crowd of sedate scions in evening wear and young women in strappy party dresses watch the televised count point to a stunning Coalition win, supporters like Ashley Cordner don't need the final results to happily declare John Howard a better Prime Minister than the party's grandsire, Sir Robert Menzies. "I think history will be critical of those who have talked about his shortcomings," he says...
...Still sprightly after working on party polling booths since before 7 a.m., 76-year-old Betty Mihic is chuffed. "We thought with such a good prime minister, we shouldn't even have to try." She and her sister Anne Forsyth first met John Howard when his father ran a garage near their home in inner-western Sydney and the teenaged John was a debater at local Young Liberal meetings. Even then, says Forsyth, it was obvious he would lead. "He was wonderful, not charismatic, you know, but wonderful in his intellect and integrity. People laughed at me when I said...
...Making his way to the stage through a throng of well-wishers, Howard is engulfed by a roar of adulation. The cheers get louder as, flanked by his beaming family, he promises to lead a country "prepared to stand up for what we believe in." Anne Forsyth suspects there can no longer be any doubters about the man in whom she saw so much early promise. "I have always felt vindicated," she says with a shy smile, "and I think he's got another two or three terms left...