Saturday, November 24, 2007
A Fresh Wind Down Under
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Exit for FOB (Friend of Bush) John HowardGood news. Voters in Australia sent a clear message and ended the era of Prime Minister John Howard.
BBC
- Mr Howard, who had been bidding for a fifth term in office, conceded the national election and accepted it was "very likely" he would also be defeated in his Bennelong constituency.
- Mr Howard had found himself on the wrong side of public opinion on the Kyoto protocol and the war in Iraq, our correspondent said. Many people also seemed to be simply tired of Mr Howard after 11 years of his rule.
"Down came a jumbuck to dri-ink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker-bag
You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me"
--From Australian National Song "Waltzing Matilda", 'Banjo' (A.B.) Patterson, c. 1890
