Ottawa's ankle bracelet initiative called 'correctional quackery' Aug 13, 2008
But the irremovable gizmos aren't proven; their signals fade, and their Global Positioning Satellite tracking isn't always real-time, said Craig Jones, executive director of the John Howard Society, a prisoners' advocacy group. He cited a 2007 study that called the ankle bracelets "correctional quackery.". (Globe and Mail -- National)
Benign is divine for Blake finalists Aug 12, 2008
None of the works is likely to cause a repeat of last year's controversy when a statue of the Virgin Mary in a burqa and a hologram of Christ morphing with Osama bin Laden angered the then prime minister, John Howard, and the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell. Even Cullen's work, a crucifixion scene in an Australian landscape, is unlikely to offend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
No wins for Howard in culture wars Aug 12, 2008
Nine months after the Coalition's devastating election loss, John Howard is looking better. Likewise Peter Costello. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Henderson denies NT leadership an issue Aug 12, 2008
August 12, 2008 - 4:47PM. Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson denies his leadership is to blame for a strong voter rebuke at the polls. (The Age)
Harper plan would keep closer tabs on ex-cons Aug 11, 2008
Craig Jones, executive director of the John Howard Society, said yesterday the government is intent on fighting crime through measures that were "tested and discredited" in the United States. Mr. Nicholson wouldn't say how soon he intends to bring in legislation when Parliament returns from its summer recess in mid-September, cautioning he'll have to consult Tory House leader Peter Van Loan. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Kevin Rudd has intervened in competitive markets with FuelWatch and GroceryChoice. Both will prove failures. Aug 11, 2008
And in typical John Howard style Kevin will take credit ... All John Howard offered was to lock up innocent children and their parents at a cost of $3 billion only to have to let them out again and then billions more to invade their countries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Australia a republic one day: Gillard Aug 10, 2008
"Ex prime ministers have a licence, I think, to say what they want about contemporary politics. Paul exercises that licence from time to time. So does Bob Hawke and, I imagine, so will John Howard.". 2008 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A Liberal leader for the ages Aug 9, 2008
He and John Howard were the biggest pair of policy bums the country has ever had. Malcolm Turnbull was a skyrocket, a shower of sparks that would fall to earth like a dead stick. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Our View: Proposed sales tax hike won't bring results Aug 9, 2008
Reporting in the Sacramento-based Capitol Weekly, reporter John Howard explains that "An analysis by the state agency that collects California's sales taxes suggests that a one-cent increase in the statewide sales tax would bring in hundreds of millions of dollars less than anticipated and cost thousands of jobs.". That's not a surprise even if it sounds counterintuitive. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Promises to suit the politics, not the pockets Aug 9, 2008
In the 2004 election campaign John Howard talked about interest rates and voters heard him promise they would not go up. He carefully avoided making that specific pledge but was happy to leave that clear impression. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bin Laden's driver sentenced to 5 1/2 years Aug 8, 2008
The deal was seen as a favor to then-Prime Minister John Howard during a reelection campaign he ultimately lost. Why the jury decided on the 5 1/2-year sentence wasn't clear, as its votes and deliberations are secret and the tribunal chief prosecutor, Army Colonel Lawrence Morris, has said that jurors would not be allowed to speak with media because they might be called for duty again. (Boston Globe)
Costello haunts Labor hardheads Aug 8, 2008
In the last couple of years of the Howard government, the Labor Party was troubled by the prospect it could be blindsided if John Howard abruptly stood down and Peter Costello took the leadership. It would have planned a campaign against one prime minister only to find that it suddenly needed to defeat another. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Rights better, but more to do: Rudd Aug 8, 2008
AT AN unscheduled walk in Beijing's main shopping strip, the Wanfujing Mall, near Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was mistaken for his predecessor, John Howard, and later for a Russian as bemused locals tried to figure out who he was. Mr Rudd was yesterday surrounded by security guards, staff and puzzled shoppers in the Wanfujing Bookshop, one of the city's biggest, looking at two Chinese-language biographies about himself (one subtitled "an Australian PM who... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Religious art prize judge quits in disgust Aug 7, 2008
Prize organisers were hoping to avoid controversy this year after entries last year, including a statue of the Virgin Mary shrouded in a burqa and a hologram of Christ morphing with Osama bin Laden, angered the then prime minister, John Howard, and the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell. Mr Howard called them "gratuitously offensive". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Wolfmother ready to split Aug 7, 2008
Keating handed over a slightly lower inflation rate than what John Howard handed over to Rudd. Unlike. (LIVENEWS.com.au)
Little brother never born to rule Aug 7, 2008
Costello, like his former prime minister and sometime nemesis, John Howard, is the younger of a dominating brother. (In Howard's case, it was three brothers). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A dull mouse with no guts - bring him on, says Keating Aug 7, 2008
He believes Mr Costello, who served 11 years as treasurer under John Howard, would be a weak opponent for the Rudd Government. "I mean, in Labor Party terms, I hope he does [become Opposition leader] because it makes it a better pitch for us," Mr Keating said yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stage: Waiting For Garnaut Aug 6, 2008
After years lampooning John Howard and his team, with increasingly heated and pointed humour, the recently appointed Rudd regime offers new policies and characters to send up. The revue's response is to book-end this production with a Waiting For Godot-like sentiment; the cast in dishevelled black suits and hats waiting for something to happen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
U.S. Ends Ban On HIV-Positive Travelers Aug 6, 2008
Last year, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he opposes letting HIV-positive people immigrate, triggering anger among health care workers. It's been humiliating to constantly be classified as a criminal. (CBS News)
Australia art prize in uproar over Christ painting Aug 6, 2008
Organizers had hoped to avoid a repeat of the uproar last year over a statue of the Virgin Mary shrouded in a burqa and a hologram of Christ shifting into Osama bin Laden, which angered the Catholic Church and then-conservative prime minister John Howard. But organizers of the Blake Prize for Religious Art on Wednesday said Sydney academic Christopher Allen had resigned from this year's judging panel over his objection to one entry, a painting of the crucifixion painted by artist Adam Cullen. (Reuters)
Keating gives Rudd a few pointers Aug 6, 2008
Former prime minister John Howard also copped it. "John Howard turned the prime ministership into something like a state police minister. He's at the scene of every crime, twice a day on radio, the guy did no thinking.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Peter Costello a slow-acting dope: Paul Keating Aug 6, 2008
August 06, 2008 02:02pm AEST. PAUL Keating has called Peter Costello a "slow acting dope", and has slammed the Liberal Party for reconsidering him as leader. (The Australian)
All Saints role is heaven-sent Aug 5, 2008
To make matters worse, her presence in the emergency room unusual for a nurse straight out of college is classic nepotism as she is revealed as Dr Frank Campions (John Howard) niece. From first impressions, it seems like Bidstrup is going to make a nice addition to an ensemble that is already bursting at the seams with Australian acting talent. (The West Australian)
Critical View Aug 5, 2008
She's the niece of Frank Campion (John Howard) but nobody knows that yet. It's the eve of Dan and Erica's wedding but the hospital turns up the heat. (The Age, Australia)
Oakeshott Vies For Ex-Minister Vaile's Australian Federal Parliament Seat Aug 5, 2008
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Oakeshott will contest former Australian deputy prime minister 's parliamentary seat in the third by-election since Prime Minister ousted John Howard from power in November. Oakeshott, currently an independent state parliamentarian, said he would contest the Sept. 6 election in the coastal New South Wales state district of Lyne. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Without a hard man, the Coalition flounders Aug 4, 2008
On September 3 there will be an even bigger shindig in Parliament's Great Hall in honour of John Howard, who is clearly supporting Nelson. Three days later there will be byelections in Mayo and Lyne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Case for Costello not clear cut Aug 4, 2008
The former treasurer adroitly wove a story that his work output was up there with the diligent John Howard, slaving over treasury books with abacus and sharpened pencil 24/7. Nonsense. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Rudd's subtle Israel shift Aug 4, 2008
Certainly Australian and Israeli Jews regarded John Howard as a great friend ... "Did you know," the adviser asked me, "that your Government has increased aid to the Palestinian Authority? This was seen as a big deal by the quartet - something John Howard would not have done and a sign, perhaps, of a different approach by Kevin Rudd on Israel.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Costello tight-lipped on future Aug 4, 2008
Readers would have to wait to see if it was kind or unkind to former prime minister John Howard, who thwarted Mr Costello's leadership ambitions for more than a decade, she said. Dr Nelson, who leaves on an official visit to the US and Britain on Tuesday, said he was not going to press Mr Costello for a decision. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Monday Profile: Renowned portrait artist draws a crowd to La Crosse Aug 4, 2008
She bought her first oil paints in 1982 and later went to Washington, D.C., to a seminar with John Howard Sanden, which helped jump start her work as a portrait artist. By 1990, Baumgaertner was admitted into two of the top portrait agencies in the United States and her work was starting to be noticed throughout the world. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Labor readies to attack Costello Aug 3, 2008
Former prime minister John Howard spoke publicly in Sydney yesterday for only the second time since his electoral defeat last year and backed Dr Nelson strongly as Liberal leader. Speaking at the NSW Liberal Party meeting, Mr Howard condemned the Rudd Government for taking credit for the Coalition's economic achievements. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Iemma, O'Farrell talk up states control Aug 3, 2008
But Mr Iemma said any views popularised when former prime minister John Howard and his government were knocking heads with the state Labor governments should be rethought. "There's no doubt the former Howard government did little to work with the states," Mr Iemma said through a spokesman. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Colleagues urge Costello to remain in politics Aug 3, 2008
Former prime minister John Howard yesterday offered his support to Dr Nelson as party leader, saying it is a tough, unrelenting job in opposition. Speaking at the New South Wales Liberal Council meeting in Sydney yesterday, Dr Nelson said it was up to the former treasurer to decide his future. (ABC Online)
All good things must end Aug 2, 2008
"I'd come out to sing Choose Me, the blues duet I do with John Howard. I often look around during the John Howard dance moves and I turned around and said to Enio, 'Fiona's in labour', and he got this look" - McLeish feigns horror - "and his hands just hovered over the keyboard." ... Since then it has become one of Company B's most successful productions and had had more revivals than John Howard's famous Lazarus with a triple bypass ... The lollies are thrown into the audience by John Howard as... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Nelson unfazed by leadership talk Aug 2, 2008
Former prime minister John Howard today offered his support to Dr Nelson as party leader, saying it is a tough, unrelenting job in opposition. "There is no harder job than being leader of an opposition, it's tough, it's unrelenting. You have my total goodwill, my total support," he said. (ABC Online)
Australian ire after rejected refugee dies in Gaza Aug 2, 2008
Jamal Daoud, a spokesman for the Sydney-based refugee advocacy group Social Justice Network, said the former Australian government of Prime Minister John Howard had blood on its hands for rejecting al-Masri's application. Today on IHT.com. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ex-prisons chief jailed over payoffs Aug 1, 2008
The case drew attention not only because of Snyder's position but because Mahoney had lobbied the prison system while executive director of the John Howard Association, a prison reform organization. Gang violence reducedBesides sentencing Snyder to two years in prison, Zagel ordered him to forfeit $50,000, the amount of the payoffs he pocketed, and perform 300 hours of community service at a rate of 20 hours a week. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Virgin offers Australia's Aug 1, 2008
PS: Cost is irrelevant we need to support the company John Howard sold to us ( maybe the last 2 letters should have been in capitals, with a preceding the ). Posted by: Peter on August 1, 2008 4:15 PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
By the people Aug 1, 2008
At the time, prime minister John Howard denied ordering staff to edit the entries. In his book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organising Without Organisations (Penguin, 2008), US commentator Clay Shirky says the result of this online revolution will be even more seismic than those brought about by the invention of other communication technologies such as the printing press, the telegraph, telephone, recorded content and radio and television. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
I'm here to the next election: Nelson Aug 1, 2008
Which, in itself, does win kudos from voters - just ask John Howard who plugged away for years before getting the top prize in the land ... After all, I am a member of parliament (until my resignation takes effect), and, as a member of parliament, my word is not worth anything, and, the oaths that I swear, are all lies"If the parliaments of australia were not full of crooks, the members of parliament would forfeit all benefits, including superannuation, if they do not serve out the term of... (ABC Online)
Another shot at making city a finance hub Aug 1, 2008
In 1999 John Howard, Mr Hockey and the then premier, Bob Carr, led a delegation to New York to spruik Sydney's financial services credentials. In similar style, the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, yesterday volunteered his time and language skills to lead a "roadshow" of industry figures to key Asian economies to promote Australia's financial services abilities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The rise of a judicial orchid Jul 31, 2008
The title of his paper was "Judicial Activists - Mythical Monsters?" and he was speaking in reply to Janet Albrechtsen, a newspaper columnist who, apparently, was a personal favourite of the former prime minister John Howard. Ms Albrechtsen frequently sounds the alarm about the evils of judicial activism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Nelson 'worse than Howard' on climate change Jul 31, 2008
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson is "even worse on climate change" than former prime minister John Howard ... "Any effort to tackle climate change by definition has got to have a start date, if it hasn't got a start date it's simply not fair dinkum. "He's actually even worse on climate change than [former prime minister] John Howard was ... After being in power for over a decade, a very important decade in which the COALition done everything in it's power to... (ABC Online)
Tanner wants support for African migrants Jul 31, 2008
Another great thing that is happening to Australia now that that nasty little man, John Howard and his cronies are no longer in government. Australians are not inward looking xenophobes, although had John Howard been in government much longer it may have happened ... We apologize to you for the actions of John Howard and his government. (ABC Online)
Firepower collapse fallout Jul 31, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Australia drops detention for asylum seekers Jul 30, 2008
Ex-PM John Howard had introdced scheme in response to wave of asylum seekers ... Former conservative Prime Minister John Howard introduced the mandatory detention policies in 2001 in response to a wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat. (CNN -- International)
Australia Announces Changes on Asylum Seekers Jul 30, 2008
Mr. Evans is a member of the Labor government of Prime Minister , who took office last year after the 11-year tenure of John Howard, a conservative. Although the policy of detaining asylum seekers and those who overstayed their visas began under a Labor government in the 1990s, Mr. Howard made a tough anti-immigration stance a priority. (New York Times)
David Miliband positions himself for Jul 30, 2008
Ask John Howard: he lost his seat AND the election where 12 months before he was touted as 'invincible. Simon Monk, Sydney, Australia. (Times Online)
Knock-down, drag-out time at NAB Jul 30, 2008
The feds under John Howard were never big believers in renewable energy -- even one like this company, which sucks power from methane gas emitted from coal mines and in the process cleans the output and provides cleaner power. The CO2 saved from its renewable power is the equivalent of about 20 million cars on the road. (The Australian)
Australia abandons asylum policy Jul 29, 2008
But it was its hard-line enforcement by Australia's conservative prime minister John Howard that drew criticism from groups like the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees. Deterrent to smugglers. (BBC News)
Australia to scrap mandatory detention for most asylum seekers Jul 29, 2008
Former conservative Prime Minister John Howard introduced the mandatory detention policies in 2001 in response to a wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat. The policies were widely popular at the time because of a perception that newcomers were cheating the refugee system. (International Herald Tribune)
Australia dumps detention for all asylum seekers Jul 29, 2008
Mr. Rudd's predecessor John Howard established the policy in late 2001, splitting the nation between critics and supporters, after a stand-off involving 439 mostly-Afghan refugees blocked from landing in Australia by special forces soldiers. The Afghans had been rescued at sea by a Norwegian freighter, the MV Tampa, after their fishing vessel sank in international waters on its way to Australia. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Anxiety over Greens' role in climate scheme Jul 29, 2008
At a speech in Melbourne today, the Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, will accuse Dr Nelson of reverting to a position "so economically irresponsible that John Howard did not support it". Yesterday Mr Swan met the chief executive of Woodside Petroleum, Don Voelte, to discuss assistance for the liquefied natural gas industry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Reactor leak delaying production Jul 29, 2008
Early last year, even before the new reactor was declared open by the then prime minister, John Howard, engineers discovered a tiny leak was allowing "a few cupfuls of light water a day" to seep into the inner tank, diluting the heavy water, causing it to reflect fewer neutrons than planned. INVAP, the Argentine company in charge of the reactor's design and construction, proposed injecting microscopic alumina particles into the tank to seal the leak. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pugnacious Nelson ready to take a glove again Jul 28, 2008
They were quietly hostile last year when the party room was not consulted on the emissions trading scheme policy that Turnbull and John Howard took to the election. "We were staring at an electoral abyss. We had to pretend we cared,' said one sceptic explaining why no one spoke out against the policy at the time. They no longer feel constrained. Win or lose this week, Nelson ultimately will have succeeded in ensuring that the Coalition, for a month now, has made itself the story over a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Kremlin in the works Jul 27, 2008
Whether he's messing with his colleagues' minds - to adapt Kevin Rudd's description of what he wanted to do to John Howard - or whether it's his own mind that's messed up can only be guessed at. In the months in which Costello has been reserving his position, the Liberal ground has shifted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Coalition signals climate policy shift Jul 27, 2008
When asked if adopting that policy would make the Liberals less green than they had been under John Howard, Mr Turnbull said: "Well, he wasn't known for being too green, that's for sure.". The coalition's backbench climate change committee will meet in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss potential policies ahead of the joint parties meeting. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Bloodless coup could deliver king Costello Jul 27, 2008
November 24, 2007: Peter Costello anointed as next Liberal leader by John Howard. November 25, 2007: Spurns leadership, announces move to back bench. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Society deserves a cut from the rich Jul 26, 2008
John Howard was able to sell the politically unpopular goods and services tax, and there is no reason why a similarly courageous prime minister now or in the future could not make the case for an estate levy. This is an edited extract from Greed, the opening lecture of the Sydney PEN Voices: 3 Writers Project 2008, to be delivered at Sydney Grammar School on Wednesday evening. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Show's over, folks, let's move along Jul 26, 2008
He's going to dump a bucket on John Howard in his book. He's going to work for Goldman Sachs for a million dollars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
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Prices could cost Rudd dearly Jul 25, 2008
John Howard was "out of touch with Australian working families," but Rudd promised help. He would take measures that would seek to make housing more affordable, and to contain the price of petrol and groceries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
OCEANSIDE: Taxicab company sues city, again Jul 25, 2008
"I think I'm going to be able to prove in excess of 1 million in damages," said John Howard, the company's attorney, in a telephone interview Thursday. Assistant City Attorney Barbara Hamilton declined to comment Thursday, stating that she had not seen the lawsuit. (North County Times)
$30M for Sick 9/11 Residents, Students Jul 25, 2008
Earlier this month, the CDC removed Dr. John Howard as the administration's point person on Sept. 11 health issues, saying the agency wanted to go in a "new direction.". Officials declined to discuss that decision Thursday. (New York Post)
PM's staff sanitise Wikipedia Jul 25, 2008
Modifications were also made to blunt claims that mandatory detention of asylum seekers helped John Howard win the 2001 election. Another edit was made to the children overboard affair entry on November 26, 2004. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
